Tervell [he/him] to history • 3 days agoSmallsword with very broad blade, Italian or Spanish, c. 1730imagemessage-square4 fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130imageSmallsword with very broad blade, Italian or Spanish, c. 1730Tervell [he/him] to history • 3 days agomessage-square4 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareTervell [he/him]hexagonhexbear2·edit-23 days agoSmallswords were an evolution of rapiers optimized for ease-of-carry, so kind of. They're definitely more associated with the aristocracy though, a regular guy at this point in time would probably be carrying something more like a hanger/cutlass: Show Show link
Smallswords were an evolution of rapiers optimized for ease-of-carry, so kind of. They're definitely more associated with the aristocracy though, a regular guy at this point in time would probably be carrying something more like a hanger/cutlass: