Аttribution: According to its type, this weapon is classified as a rapier; it belongs to the so-called 'taza' rapiers with a typical guard, composed of a bell-shaped deep cup, quillon with very long ends, and open or abutting to the pommel curve. As a rule, such a weapon has a very long and narrow pointed blade. From the very start, these rapiers became very popular among the duellers, since they protected the wrist of the striking hand, and allowed the use of the main technique of fencing, based on the striking of a hard piercing blow, deep lunges, and sideways posture. Such technique was cherished by the Italian and German masters of the first half of the 17th century.
Practice Swords, pair
Attribution: According to its type, this weapon can be classified as a rapier. It belongs to the so-called taza-swords with a featured guard which consists of a deep bell-shaped cup, quillon with very long ends and a bow, open or adjoining the pommel. As a rule, such weapon has a very long and narrow blade. Such rapiers became very popular among the duellers. The simplicity and laconic decoration allow tracing its origin to the last quarter of the 17th – the beginning of the 18th century.
Practice Swords, pair
Attribution: Almost hidden under the hilt, a mark of famous master Clemens Meigen – "a crayfish in the oval plate" - is present on the tang end of each sword. Meigen worked in the first third of the 17th century. In the 16th-17th centuries, the practice swords were often made of old broken blades that were reconditioned for this purpose. However, in this case the width of the blades' chamfer allows supposing that they were forged for practice from the outset.