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16th - 17th Century German SAXON Rapier

SAXONY - 16th to 17th century GERMAN RAPIER

SAXONY - GERMAN RAPIER

"Saxony" is a recreation of a beautiful 16th century German rapier, inspired by the fine collection of German Renaissance Rapier in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts and other European museum collections.


This is another exacting recreation that LK Chen has taken on, with with valuable input from experts in the details of its decoration and construction methods such as the braiding of the elaborate "Turkish head" wire knots in the hilt. 

 

Specification

Approximations only, all measurements subject to slight variation for each swords

Minor adjustment can be made for the first production run


Total length: 117.6 cm (46.29")

Blade length from cross bar: 102 cm (40")

Hilt length (handle & pommel: 15 cm (5.9")

Handle length: 10 cm (3.9")

Cross-guide width: 13.5 cm (5.3")


Total Weight: 1384 grams (3 lb. 0.8 oz)

Point of Balance (from tip of hilt basket): 7 cm (2.75")

Point of Balance (from cross bar ): 11 cm (4..33")


Blade width:

At hand guard: 35 m

At 5 mm from tip: 17 mm 


Blade thickness:

At hand guard: 7 mm

Near tip: 2.1 mm


Blade Profile

Diamond Shape with Hollow Ground


Steel  GB 60Si2MnA   

High Carbon Manganese Spring Steel (Compare to AISI/SAE 5160 spring steel)   Element %       60Si2MnA    AISI/SAE 5160   

Carbon            0.56-0.64      0.56-0.61  

Silicon              1.60-2.00       0.15-0.35  

Manganese     0.60-0.90      0.75-1.00  

Phosphorus     <=0.030        <=0.035  

Sulfur               <=0.030        <=0.040  

Chromium       <=0.35          0.70-0.90  

Nickel               <=0.35          <=0.25    

Hardness 52-54 HRC.   

Medium to Low firing and through quenching for hardness   


Fittings  

Hand guard and pommel:  Stainless Steel  

Hand guard is sandblasted to create a contrasting effect with the blade and the wire wrapped handle.

Handle wrap: Steel wire wrapped around a sculptural synthetic core with "Turkish head" wire knots decorated on both end of the handle.


Scabbard :  Black fine top grain leather over wood core

Scabbard chape:  Stainless Steel 

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Saxony German Rapier - THE MANY COLOR OF STEEL

The sandblasted hand guard and pommel gives visual and textural contrast with the handsome wire wrapped handle and the gleaming blade

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Saxony German Rapier testing

Former US fencing sportsman on germany rapier

Gentleman with rapier

RENAISSANCE MEN "The Ambassadors" - A Painting by Hans Holbein

German Renaissance gentleman's FASHION

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