Tervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to history@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agoSmallsword with very broad blade, Italian or Spanish, c. 1730hexbear.netimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageSmallsword with very broad blade, Italian or Spanish, c. 1730hexbear.netTervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to history@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareTervell [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-27 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:
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: