Needle Sword


 This is a replica of a small light rapier sword. It was hand carved and cast in NYC. This piece is either cast in white bronze (sterling silver & bronze) or solid sterling. It comes on an open link rolo chain in your choice of lengths. 
 Specs : the sword is 2.2 inches long (57 mm) by .66 inches wide at the guard (16.7 mm) 
 Someone here suggested that it's a blade you could pick your teeth with. Even the highborn pick their teeth, don't they? 
 
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 History 
 The rapier began to develop around 1500 as the Spanish espada ropera, or "dress sword".  The espada ropera was a cut-and-thrust civilian weapon for self-defense and the duel, while earlier weapons were equally at home on the battlefield. Its development began at a time period when the need for a lighter and faster sword became mandatory thanks to the introduction of firearm use in warfare and the corresponding de-emphasis on heavy armor.  Throughout the 1