09-02-2015, 01:45 AM
(09-02-2015, 01:43 AM)Reks Wrote:...(09-02-2015, 01:34 AM)Flarezerker Wrote: That isn't a rapier. There is clearly a double-sided cutting edge, and as you can see, the handguard is in the style of a European longsword, making it much more likely to be a broadsword. I wouldn't want to stab with that! Throw you off balance. Also, the grip is far too long, being clearly designed for a person to wield it with two hands.
(09-02-2015, 01:35 AM)Davepeta Wrote: You wouldn't want to cut with it either. It's too thin and long.
It's actually kind-of both.
The sword is called Sorrow (proverb for "piercing sorrow"), and it's based on the colichemarde, which is has a broad blade to a certain point before tapering off to a rapier tip.
I just streamlined the tapering, really.
Off the internet I have two replicas: a bastard sword/Hand-and-half sword, and a Japanese nodachi (and a decent replica at that).
I want a colichemarde but they're harder to find unless you order from the internet.
...Do I win?