补充:The Small Sword 小剑
Sometimes known as a "court-sword", a"walking-sword", or "town-sword", small-swords developed inthe late Renaissance as a personal dueling tool and weapon of self-defense.
有时被称为“法院剑”,“走剑?”或“市内剑”,发展至文艺复兴晚期,小剑作为个人决斗工具和自卫武器
Most popular in the 1700's it is sometimes confusedwith the rapier.
小剑在1700年代最受欢迎,人们有时将小剑与迅捷剑混淆。
It consisted almost exclusively of a sharp pointedmetal rod with a much smaller guard and finger-rings.
它几乎完全由尖锐的金属棒组成,具有更小的剑格和指环。
Its blade was typically a hollow triangular shape andwas much thicker at the hilt.
典型的小剑剑身横截面是中空的三角形形状,并且在剑柄处加厚。
Most had noedge at all, and were merely rigid, pointed, metal rods.
大多数小剑没有剑刃,只有剑尖。是刚性、尖锐的金属棒。
They werepopular with the upper classes especially as decorative fashion accessories,worn like jewelry.
小剑受到上层阶级的欢迎。上层阶级像佩戴珠宝首饰一样佩带小剑。
In a skilled hand the small sword was an effective anddeadly instrument.
在一个熟练者的手中,小剑是一种有效的,致命的兵器。
Until the early 1800s it continued to be used evenagainst older rapiers and even some cutting swords.
直到19世纪初,小剑继续被用于对抗之前的(?)迅捷剑,和一些斩刀cutting sword。
It is the small-sword rather than the rapier whichleads to the epee and foil of modern sport fencing.
是小剑(而不是迅捷剑)产生了现代击剑的重剑epee和花剑foil 比赛。