Introduction

The rapier-l mailing list is devoted to the scholarly study of civilian combat during the 16th and 17th Centuries.  Some military combat may also be discussed.  Although the thrust of the discussion is the use of the rapier, other swords and combat styles may also be discussed.  Things that are not discussed on this list are rules and other topics that are specific to reenactment or recreation groups (i.e. the SCA, HACA, Routiers, etc).

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As one of our first topics I hope to discuss the cutting effectiveness of rapiers. Please feel free to pass this on to your associates.