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| Although the term rapier has become synonymous with any narrow-bladed sword (particularly those with fancy hilts), the term rapier actually applied to only a select few types of swords. Rapiers were narrow (usually one and a quarter inches wide), quite long, fairly heavy, and usually had only a slight edge on them. The extremely long length of the rapiers made them a bit heavy and cumbersome, not at all the Errol Flynn or Zorro-type small-swords that most people think of. |
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| Keywords: Livery collar, Collar of Esses, Chain, Tudor, Henry VIII, Rose, badge, office, Thomas Moore, More, Thomas, Cromwell, necklace, ornament |