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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 4340463" data-attributes="member: 15538">A historical rapier is really just what D&amp;D calls a &quot;longsword.&quot; It's a 2 1/2 to 3 foot long cut-and-thrust sword that weighs probably about 2.5 lbs. A fencing rapier is something else... even the weapon that preceded the smallsword was already very different from a battlefield weapon. So the answer to this question really depends on whether we're talking 15th cenruty, 17th century, 19th century, and whether we're talking England and northen Europe or Italy.I'll make the answer even muddier. In the 17th century, both the rapier and katana were three foot long cut and thrust weapons that weighed about 2.5 pounds. The rapier was generally used one handed and was straight for stabbing, the katana was generally curved and used for slashing. So if you ask &quot;rapier versus bastard sword&quot; and if by bastard sword you mean &quot;the katana is a bastard sword in D&amp;D,&quot; then the rapier is not at any particular disadvantage.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 4340463, member: 15538"] A historical rapier is really just what D&D calls a "longsword." It's a 2 1/2 to 3 foot long cut-and-thrust sword that weighs probably about 2.5 lbs. A fencing rapier is something else... even the weapon that preceded the smallsword was already very different from a battlefield weapon. So the answer to this question really depends on whether we're talking 15th cenruty, 17th century, 19th century, and whether we're talking England and northen Europe or Italy. I'll make the answer even muddier. In the 17th century, both the rapier and katana were three foot long cut and thrust weapons that weighed about 2.5 pounds. The rapier was generally used one handed and was straight for stabbing, the katana was generally curved and used for slashing. So if you ask "rapier versus bastard sword" and if by bastard sword you mean "the katana is a bastard sword in D&D," then the rapier is not at any particular disadvantage. [/QUOTE]

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