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Rapier is a surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army to replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns. The system is unusual as it uses a manual optical guidance system, sending guidance commands to the missile in flight over a radio link. This results in a high level of accuracy, therefore a large warhead is not required.
Parrying dagger. The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies they were designed to parry, or defend, more effectively than a simple dagger form ...
The Bronze Age Rapier by Dr Barry Molloy (2005) Reproductions of bronze age swords (1501bc.com) From Rapier to Langsax: Sword Structure in the British Isles in the Bronze and Iron Ages by Niko Silvester (1995) The Greek Age of Bronze: Swords/Daggers (salimbeti.com) Nordic swords, spirals and the Dorian Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
A rapier (/ ˈreɪpiər /) or espada ropera ('dress sword') is a type of sword originally used in Spain [1] and Italy [citation needed]. The name designates a sword with a straight, slender and sharply pointed two-edged long blade wielded in one hand. [2] It was widely popular in Western Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries as a symbol ...
The Model 1913 Cavalry Sword, commonly referred to as the Patton Saber, was a cavalry sword designed for the U.S. Army by Second Lieutenant (later General) George S. Patton Jr. in 1913. Patton suggested the revision from a curved cutting sword to a straight thrusting sword style of attack, following his extensive training in France.
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period)
Chekhov's gun. Chekhov's gun (Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time later in the plot.
SCA Rapier Combat. Rapier combat is a style of historical fencing practiced in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). The primary focus is to study, replicate and compete with styles of rapier sword-fighting found in Europe during the Renaissance period, using blunted steel swords and a variety of off-hand defensive items.