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Originally Posted by Philip
Fernando, you have an interesting sword here...
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Pity this one is not mine; actualy it belonged in a collection from which i have bought a couple examples ... but not this one.
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... Note that the knucklebow extends further back at its finial than the length of the grip would warrant -- it seems to be of "normal" size
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A detail i confess i have overlooked
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Originally Posted by Philip
which makes me wonder if this was a rapier assembled by a cutler specifically for a customer of very short stature, using everything of standard size but cutting the tang down accordingly, or else it was a sword that started out typical but which was modified after-the-fact, some time later in its working life.
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But then, one may wonder why, having to shorten the grip, at whatever stage, why not adjusting the knucklebow accordingly ?
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Originally Posted by Philip
Either way, it's an intriguing example for study...
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Indeed.