Lombardy Rapier - deposit

Due to continued supply challenges and the length of our order queue we will be adjusting how our rapiers are available. They are available to order again but you will only be charged a 150.00 deposit. They will be added to the order queue which is currently running about a year or so. Based on Original: Circa 1580-1590 Italian Hilt, German Blade. Museo Poldi Pezzoli (1783) Overall length: 46.5" Blade Length: 38.59" Blade Width:.86" Guard width: 9.9" The Lombardy region of Italy gave birth to some of the great masters of the rapier and this classic piece will do justice to their legacy.This is a classic Northern Italian Rapier from the last quarter of the 16th century. This elegant hilt is crafted in steel with three parallel sweeping bars, bisected with discs at the mid-line of the fore guard. With these sweeps and a straight guard swelling at the finals, the form of this hilt is a Norman Type 74 with a three branch inner guard. The fluted pommel of a truncated-cone shape has a turn