Cup Hilt Rapier
Cup Hilt Rapier
This cup hilt rapier is mounted with a Hanwei practice rapier blade (akin to a traditional diamond schlager). The blade is 37" long from the quillion block. It’s also available with a nail-tip blunt pulled from a Hanwei Practical Cup Hilt for HEMA fencing. Shoot me an email for more info.
The cup is beefy steel with a rolled edge (an old model from American Fencer's Supply with slightly crooked etching). Pommel and quillions are also steel. The grip is bone. Total weight with the practice rapier blade is 2.33 lbs, and the POB is right in front of the guard.
The hilt of this sword compresses on the quillion/cup contact point, with the shoulders of the blade at the top of the cup and rings nicely.