Rapier (redirect from Espada ropera)
A rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) or espada ropera ('dress sword') is a type of sword originally used in Spain and Italy. The name designates a sword with a straight...
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sword, especially the Spanish espada ropera Lamborghini Espada, an Italian car produced between 1968 and 1978 USS Espada (SS-355), American submarine whose...
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thrust-oriented sword most often worn with civilian dress which evolved from the espada ropera or spada da lato type during the same period. The term "broadsword"...
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designed for thrusting which evolved out of the longer and heavier rapier (espada ropera) of the late Renaissance. The height of the small sword's popularity...
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classical rapier fencing of the 17th century. The equivalent Spanish term, espada ropera ("dress sword") is the origin of the term rapier. Italian antiquarians...
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the medieval period, the estoc arming sword develops into the Spanish espada ropera and the Italian spada da lato, the predecessors of the early modern...
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became the French épée, Catalan and Occitan espasa, Portuguese and Spanish espada, Italian spada, Romanian spadă and Albanian shpata, all meaning "sword"...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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tested against the espada ropera in slashing, thrusting, and horseback performance. The sablia passed both tests while the espada ropera cut a pig in half...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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sword used by a matador in the Spanish sport of bullfighting, also known as espada de matar toros ('sword for killing bulls'). The matador's estoc was typically...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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1850s. The rapier is believed to have evolved either from the Spanish espada ropera or from the swords of the Italian nobility somewhere in the later part...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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Early modern period Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Espada ropera Swiss degen Colhona Late modern period Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted...
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