For my wedding at the end of this year I am planning, if I manage to find the time, to make myself a rapier as a dress sword.
Problem is these kind of blades are way out of the time period I usually work in. So I don't really have good picture sources at hand.
I remembered a drawing in the article "Anatomy of the sword", which is showing a hilt which would please me (see below, the one on the far left).
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A similiar hilt can be seen on top of every myArmoury page:
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Are there any high quality photos of this reproduction?
Is it even a reproduction of an existing original. If so, do any of you know where i might be able to find it.


Any advise on a rapier-blade with a similar hilt would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


Greetings from Kiel, Germany

Hi Arne,
That small picture is a backsword made by Phoenix Metal Creations, seen here:

http://www.myArmoury.com/swor_pmc_bbss.html?39

For an example that looks like the first illustration on the left, you may want to look at the Arms and Armor Serenissima rapier:

http://www.arms-n-armor.com/rapier212.html

You may wish to have a look around on Darkwood Armory.

Here is a similar side-sword from Scott...

http://www.myArmoury.com/review_dw_ss.html

Cheers

Auf Wiedersehen

Bill