Rapiers

The Ferrari of swords. Rapiers and their various incarnations are the most sophisticated form of the sword, adopted by gentlemen and movie stars everywhere.

An excerpt from Strongblade Lore, The Rapier.
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. Read More