Portuguese rapier blades

urbanspaceman · 21st September 2023, 09:00 AM

Thank-you.
This supports another curiosity of mine:
I have a Gill-made 'short' smallsword, custom made for a naval officer that has been unique in my experience so far. Now I have sight of another. My blade is only 27" long yet the hilt is enormous. I had always presumed the short blade was a naval preference and now I have additional support for my presumption.
I also have sight of the use of an heirloom rapier blade in a smallsword.
Thanks again.

21st September 2023, 09:00 AM	#18
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	naval small smallsword Thank-you. This supports another curiosity of mine: I have a Gill-made 'short' smallsword, custom made for a naval officer that has been unique in my experience so far. Now I have sight of another. My blade is only 27" long yet the hilt is enormous. I had always presumed the short blade was a naval preference and now I have additional support for my presumption. I also have sight of the use of an heirloom rapier blade in a smallsword. Thanks again. Attached Images

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