Rapier Foil
Item
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Title
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Rapier Foil
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Description
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Steel swept hilt consisting of knuckle-bow and rear quillon with flat, disc terminals, pas d'ane [now called arms of the hilt] and side rings: urn-shaped pommel with button, original wire-bound grip. Stout ricasso stamped with a makers mark (see below), the blade of thick rectangular section tapers evenly to the point which is fitted with a pointed, pyramidal button. On the ricasso, stamped: a small ship in a rectangle.
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Source
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IX.120
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Date
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Late 16th - early 17th century
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Rights
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Institutional
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Extent
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1050g (2 lb 6 oz). 1323 mm (52.1 in). 1168 mm (46 in).
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Type
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Fencing sword
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Identifier
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2018.03.005
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Provenance
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Royal Armouries. [Image Source] [Copyright Holder's Terms of Use]
