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The main land armies in western europe at the time were those of Spain, France, and Sweden. They all used rapiers (simply called swords but their main sword type basically defined the early rapier) as sidearms, and in the case of the swedes are definitely recorded as using them as a cavalry weapon. Scotland was hardly ever a trend setter in mainland warfare, and the early rapier was a larger sword (about the weight of an estoc, full slashing blade); unless you mean the zweihander, which by the end of the italian wars most doppelsoldner were dropping as little more than a fashion symbol.
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The main land armies in western europe at the time were those of Spain, France, and Sweden. They all used rapiers (simply called swords but their main sword type basically defined the early rapier) as sidearms, and in the case of the swedes are definitely recorded as using them as a cavalry weapon. Scotland was hardly ever a trend setter in mainland warfare, and the early rapier was a larger sword (about the weight of an estoc, full slashing blade); unless you mean the zweihander, which by the end of the italian wars most doppelsoldner were dropping as little more than a fashion symbol.
The article\\\'s description of the rapier has a bad case of silver disease.
The article\\\'s description of the rapier has a bad case of silver disease.
