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护手刺剑
Sign in to saveA rapier () is a type of sword originally used in Spain (known as '', ) and Italy (known as spada da lato a striscia''). The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. Known for its elegant design and intricate hilt, it was widely popular in Western Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries as a symbol of nobility or gentleman status.
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Vinony's link graph records 376 inbound references to 护手刺剑, and connects out to bolo, basket-hilted sword and khanjali.
It is catalogued under topics including Early Modern European swords, European swords and Historical fencing.
Vinony links it to 46 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Rapier/Espada ropera
- Weapon.image
- Rapiere-Morges-kitsch.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 200
- Weapon.caption
- Espada ropera, first half of the 17th century
- Weapon.origin
- Spain (espada ropera) and Italy (spada da lato-striscia)
- Weapon.type
- Sword
- Weapon.is_bladed
- yes
- Weapon.design_date
- Around
- Weapon.weight
- Avg.
- Weapon.part_length
- Avg.
- Weapon.width
- Avg. to sharp point
- Weapon.blade_type
- Single- or double-edged, straight blade
- Weapon.hilt_type
- Complex, protective hilt
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Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Rapiers
- different from
- épée
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (2)
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