Rapier
Cleveland Museum of Art

Rapier

c. 1580–1610

steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

During this time fencing academies were already in existence in Milan, Venice, Verona, and Madrid, and the rules of fencing evolved with two styles dominating, the Spanish and the Italian.

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