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To: Ramius; HairOfTheDog

4,780 posted on 08/19/2008 8:07:10 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://dontgomovement.com/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Yes, I think that qualifies ;~)


4,781 posted on 08/19/2008 8:11:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

Particularly the hat.


4,782 posted on 08/19/2008 8:12:31 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

He’s carrying a rapier (then pronounced “ray-Peer”, not “Ray-pi-er”).

The rapier was really perfected by the Italians in the renaissance, by Fiore, in particular. It was easy to carry in social situations and was commonplace in dresswear. Often more an accessory than a weapon. Good for self defense, though, against the occasional ruffian. Unless he had a longsword. People with rapiers were pretty routinely killed by those with longswords. The rapier is thin and light and flexible. Almost useless against anything other than a penknife or another rapier.

One of the Masters, George Silver in his “Paradoxes of Defense”, c. 1599, ranted at length about how much he despised the rapier.

So, there’s that.


4,788 posted on 08/19/2008 8:52:48 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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