Spanish Rapier/Broadsword

toaster5sqn · 5th August 2022, 02:00 AM

Dimensions are definitely needed before any further comments can be made. Some transitional rapier/smallswords can look very rapierish until placed next to a true rapier and only then does the fact that they have been scaled down while keeping all proportions intact become apparent. I'm getting that sort of vibe from this piece but with nothing to scale it against there is no way to tell.

Robert

Radboud · 5th August 2022, 02:17 AM

I second the previous comments; dimensions are needed, there should be turks heads on both ends of the grip wire, and the ricasso is wrong.

Also, I'm unsure over how the cup guard is attached to the crossguard. Normally we would expect to see screws or similar used to attach it to the annelets.

Finally, the knuckle bow shape looks off, either squashed or made in the wrong shape and it appears to have been attached to the pommel?

5th August 2022, 02:00 AM	#1
toaster5sqn Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: New Zealand Posts: 75	Dimensions are definitely needed before any further comments can be made. Some transitional rapier/smallswords can look very rapierish until placed next to a true rapier and only then does the fact that they have been scaled down while keeping all proportions intact become apparent. I'm getting that sort of vibe from this piece but with nothing to scale it against there is no way to tell. Robert

5th August 2022, 02:17 AM	#2
Radboud Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: New Zealand Posts: 285	I second the previous comments; dimensions are needed, there should be turks heads on both ends of the grip wire, and the ricasso is wrong. Also, I'm unsure over how the cup guard is attached to the crossguard. Normally we would expect to see screws or similar used to attach it to the annelets. Finally, the knuckle bow shape looks off, either squashed or made in the wrong shape and it appears to have been attached to the pommel?