Cup-hilted rapier

[fernando]

Please forget what i wrote about the fixation screws, as i used the wrong expression. What really happens is that cup bowls are usually held to the tang in two ways; either welded to the quillon rims or with two screws or rivets holding the bowl by fixing it to two interior arms.
What i actually meant to say is that i never saw these screws featuring such portruding heads, as being part of the decoration.


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