Rapier

The archetypal duelling weapon, the rapier is the second weapon in the syllabus. The rapier developed from the spada da lato, and was used throughout Europe from the end of the sixteenth to the end of the seventeenth century (and in Italy for much longer). The weapon itself changed quite significantly over this period, and there are many different styles of use.

At present, the rapier syllabus is focussed on the study of Capo Ferro's Gran simulacro dell'arte e dell'uso della scherma (1610).

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