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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9758228" data-attributes="member: 6796468">[ATTACH=full]417530[/ATTACH]The Rapier and Small Sword, 1460-1820 by A.V.B. Norman. Published in 1979. A.V.B. Norman was the Master of the Armouries in the Tower of London where lots of weapons and manuscripts on fighting styles are stored and did his research over the course of a decade before releasing the book.It's literally in the first post of mine you quoted in the thread when you accused me of being "Aggressive".Did you just not read that post, at all, or just skim it before responding?Because the link in the Virtus Martialus post lists it's title as a Sidesword and at no point in his article does he describe it as a rapier or make any note of the Met calling it a rapier, erroneously or otherwise.[ATTACH=full]417533[/ATTACH]He even includes several pictures from the Met's website in his description and discourse on the weapon.I've also found Reddit posts by HEMA and SCA individuals lamenting that it's called a Rapier dating back 10 months, which is December of 2024.[ATTACH=full]417534[/ATTACH]So in June it must've been listed as a Sidesword, and by December it must've been listed as a Rapier. Ipso Facto: Reclassification by the Met.</blockquote>