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<blockquote data-quote="Planesdragon" data-source="post: 1006032" data-attributes="member: 11133">I feel like being pendatic, and pointing out that the rapier was a relatively modern invention that closely followed the advent of gunpowder.&nbsp; It's a light sword designed for light armor combat--but I don't think that it qualifies as &quot;one of the top two sword [styles] in the world.&quot;&nbsp; Top three, maybe...Naturally?&nbsp; How so?&nbsp; Heck, what are you talking about when you mean &quot;faster&quot;?&nbsp; Speed of a single strike?&nbsp; Number of strikes that can be done in a single minute?&nbsp; Average time to kill an opponent?The rapier is _lighter_ than other European swords of similar length.&nbsp; Thus, it can be pulled back from a strike quicker.&nbsp; But, simple physics will tell you that, when measuring the raw maximum speed of a single blow from a sword, the heavier sword will reach the higher speed.(nice quote about &quot;percieved weight&quot;, btw.&nbsp; I wonder if the measure of said weight is the ammount of force necessary to hold the sword level, or the ammount of force necessary to move the sword after a blow.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Planesdragon, post: 1006032, member: 11133"] I feel like being pendatic, and pointing out that the rapier was a relatively modern invention that closely followed the advent of gunpowder. It's a light sword designed for light armor combat--but I don't think that it qualifies as "one of the top two sword [styles] in the world." Top three, maybe... Naturally? How so? Heck, what are you talking about when you mean "faster"? Speed of a single strike? Number of strikes that can be done in a single minute? Average time to kill an opponent? The rapier is _lighter_ than other European swords of similar length. Thus, it can be pulled back from a strike quicker. But, simple physics will tell you that, when measuring the raw maximum speed of a single blow from a sword, the heavier sword will reach the higher speed. (nice quote about "percieved weight", btw. I wonder if the measure of said weight is the ammount of force necessary to hold the sword level, or the ammount of force necessary to move the sword after a blow.) [/QUOTE]

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