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CAS/Windlass, small swept-hilt
purchased roughly around 1999
I refer to this as the "small swept hilt" just because the guard
is smaller than on my other rapier, though they have nearly
identical dimensions otherwise.
This is one of those swords that was an accidental addition to my
collection. Back when I was running my sword website, someone had
ordered this item from my online catalog. The catalog showed it
as a brass hilt. When it arrived, it had this nice shiny steel
guard instead. My customer cancelled the order as a result, and
the explanation I got from CAS about it was that the entire batch
had come in that way. I decided to keep it, as a result, since I
preferred it that way and figured I might not get another shot
later.
Overall, it's an unremarkable rapier. Very average handling
characteristics. I have no particular issues with it, and yet
there's nothing exceptional about it either.
| Overall Length |
43 ¾ inches (111.12 cm) |
| Blade Length |
38 inches (96.52 cm) |
| Hilt Length |
5 ¾ inches (14.61 cm) |
| Center of Gravity |
5 ½ inches from guard (13.97 cm) |
| Center of Percussion |
27 inches from guard (68.58 cm) |
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