38.75\" Colichemarde Epee Sword With Scabbard. The deadliest civilian sword ever. For Sale

18th Century Colichemarde Court Epee Gentleman\'s SmallSword, replica. This epee sword is responsible for more civilian deaths from duals than any other sword.A duel fought with a colichemardewas significantly more lethal on a case-by-case basis than a duel fought with smoothbore pistols. Training for this sword would lead to Olympic fencing (foil and epee).Recently purchased this from By The Sword made by Deepeeka Swords: Guardians of Heritage, Creators of Art (one of their better made products), then soon after decided to start selling off my collection. Note the scabbard still has the plastic wrap on the fittings (see photos).Unsharpened edge (colichemardes are for thrusting).Blade: 32.75\"Weight 14.5 ozOverall: 38.75\"W/Scabbard: 42\". Scabbard has belt holder and 2 ring fittings.Wood hand grip with wire wrapping: 3.75\", Hilt: 6\" with finger rings.Thickness: 2.4 mm = 0.0945\", Width at forte: 1.94\"I will throw in a free sword table stand, see last picture.Free pickup in Hatfield (Montco) PA or Lansdowne (Delco) PA.
The triangular epee blade has the V-shaped cross section - made for speed and lightness.Sword fights, including those using the popular wide-based, fast-thrusting colichemarde smallsword (dominant roughly from 1680 to 1780), often continued until a participant was seriously wounded or killed. Skilled swordsmen could easily control the outcome, making historical fatality and severe injury rates high when swords were actively crossed.

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