The rapier is a long, slender, sharply pointed sword built for the thrust, carried in Europe from the sixteenth century as a civilian side arm rather than a battlefield sword.The hilt is half the swordBecause there is no shield and no gauntlet, the hand has to be protected by the sword itself. That produced the swept hilt, a cage of curved bars, and later the cup hilt, a solid dish of steel. The complexity of the hilt is a direct consequence of the duel.Ours are hand-forged from high-carbon steel with wire-wrapped grips.Please check your local law before ordering.
Every piece in this collection is made by hand in the Czech Republic and shipped from our warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. Engraving is done here in the United States before your order goes out.
A thrusting blade puts everything through the tang and the grip, so the difference between full and partial tang is the spec that matters most here. For the steel behind the blade, this comparison explains where each one holds up.
14 pieces in this collection
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On every order, no minimum.
Hand Forged
Heated, hammered and ground by hand.
Engraving available
Names, dates or Norse runes on most pieces.
Ships from Memphis
Inspected and dispatched from our Tennessee warehouse. No import duty, no customs delay on US orders.
