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A '''case of rapiers''' is a matched-pair of [[fencing]] [[weapon]]s (levels of "matched-ness" depend on the person). The name comes from the fact that they used to make the pair of [[rapier]] in a way that they would both fit into the one [[scabbard]] - a case. |
A '''case of rapiers''' is a matched-pair of [[fencing]] [[weapon]]s (levels of "matched-ness" depend on the person). The name comes from the fact that they used to make the pair of [[rapier]] in a way that they would both fit into the one [[scabbard]] - a case. |
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This is also [[SCAism|known in the SCA]] as fencing [[Florentine]], and some people call it "[[fighting]] two-[[sword]]s." |
This is also [[SCAism|known in the SCA]] as fencing [[Florentine]], and some people call it "[[fighting]] two-[[sword]]s." |
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 27 May 2006
A case of rapiers is a matched-pair of fencing weapons (levels of "matched-ness" depend on the person). The name comes from the fact that they used to make the pair of rapier in a way that they would both fit into the one scabbard - a case.
This is also known in the SCA as fencing Florentine, and some people call it "fighting two-swords."
