Gustav Parrying Dagger Book The hilt has a short

The hilt has a short straight guard of square cross section that chamfers into a hexagonal cross section at the ends

while some flex (without sacrifice in rigidity) makes the many thrusts inherent in longsword play considerably safer

The heavy spikes

• Long Rapier with Straight Guard

This type of weapon is very effective in hand-to-hand combat

Gustav Parrying Dagger Book The hilt has a shortBased on Original: Circa 1590 German, des Museum fr Deutsche Geschichte (59. 2163) Overall length: 14. 5" Blade length: 10. 25" Blade width: . 9" To compliment the sword of Gustav Vasa #111, we adjusted the pommel detail on this Northern European parrying dagger. The blade has a multi fullered ricasso with the central fuller running down the blade. The guard and pommel are blued. The top of the pommel is polished steel to match the rapier. Shipping