Rapier musket fork
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| Weapon type: | Rapier, musket fork |
| Designations: | Musket Rest, Musket Fork |
| Use: | Weapon, tool |
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Europe , military armourers from Europe |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Handle: | Metal, wood, metal wire, leather |
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The rapier musket fork , also known as Swiyne's feather , is a weapon and tool from Europe.
description
The rapier musket fork has a straight, pointed rapier blade. The blade has either a central ridge or a light hollow grind. The booklet has a metal basket and a handle made of wood, leather and metal wire. The pommel is made into a fork. The fork is used to put on a musket . Some muskets were very heavy and unwieldy. By hanging up it was possible to aim more precisely. There are also forks without a blade. A short spear blade is attached to the end, which was used for defense as well as for stabbing in the ground. This is the actual standard version of the musket fork. The rapier musket fork is one of the combination weapons. If it wasn't used with a musket, it could be used as a normal rapier . There are also versions in which the sheath of a rapier was made of metal and the lower end was shaped as a fork.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 188.
literature
- Tøjhusmuseet: The Armory Hall. Royal Danish Arsenal Museum, Copenhagen. Royal Danish Arsenal Museum, Copenhagen 1953, p. 43 ( Guide to the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum ).
- Archaeologia. Or miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity. Vol. 22, 1829, ISSN 0261-3409 , p. 101.
