Inigo Montoya Rapier 1
Inigo Montoya Rapier 1
This was a fully commissioned package—sword, scabbard and baldric. The rapier’s ambidextrous two ring design and etching was inspired by Inigo Montoya’s sword from The Princess Bride, but with a very different surface finish. The etched designs are faux-gilded with fine bronze and aluminum powder to stand out on the blued finish of the steel.
The hilt is mild steel, made large to accommodate a bulky HEMA gauntlet. The spiral carved grip is PETG covered in red leather with twisted brass and steel wire and finished with brass ferrules.
It’s mounted with a 32” Castille Sidesword blade for HEMA combat. The pommel is direct threaded 8mm.
Overall weight is ?? lbs, and the POB is just in front of the hilt. The blade is 32” long.
The scabbard has a wood core covered in red veg tan leather, finished with steel fittings etched to match the hilt. The red leather baldric has 4 adjustable buckles in the frog section. The large shoulder buckle, strap keeper and tip are castings by Richard Lanni (Bucklecastings).