Jul 31, 2019
Joven aprendiz de la Espada Ropera, junto a su perro de la raza “Villanucos de las Encartaciones”en el Castillo de Almenar de Soria.
Dibujo rápido, realizado aprox. 5 horas.
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Joven aprendiz de la Espada Ropera, junto a su perro de la raza “Villanucos de las Encartaciones”en el Castillo de Almenar de Soria.
Dibujo rápido, realizado aprox. 5 horas.
ESPADA ROPERA S P A D A R O P E R A
Very interesting sidesword with pierced forte on strong part of the blade. Deleted mark on the blade. Origin: Spain (maybe), XVII century. (Verona, Italy - Miniscalchi Erizzo Museum)
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We just want to show our cup hilt spanish rapier 2nd half to late 17th century style pierced and chiselled. The blade is is forged in 5160 steel. (sorry for my poor english) Blade lenght: 100 cm blade width: 25 mm (at the cup hilt) weight: 940 g balance: 11 cm grip: wood , silver and nickel silver Hardness: 57 rockwell C Thanks for looking
The spada da lato or "side-sword" is the Italian term for the type of sword popular during the late 16th century, corresponding to the Spanish espada ropera. It is a continuation of the medieval arming sword and in turn the predecessor of the rapier of the Early Modern period. Its use was taught in the Dardi school of Italian fencing, influential on 17th century rapier fencing.
They were ideal for handling the mix of armored and unarmored opponents of that time. A new technique of placing one's finger on the ricasso to improve the grip (a practice that would continue in the rapier) led to the production of hilts with a guard for the finger. This sword design eventually led to the development of the civilian rapier, but it was not replaced by it, and the side-sword continued to be used during the rapier's lifetime.
Also of note is that as rapiers became more popular, attempts were made to hybridize the blade, sacrificing the effectiveness found in each unique weapon design. These are still considered side-swords and are sometimes labeled sword rapier or cutting rapier by modern collectors.
Image Source: "Spada da Lato" by Fior della Spada - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Diego Marín vs Reinier van Noort
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A short video with just a few things... but in slomo!
A simple test with some tecnics as the "torneada" or the "picado" as an experiment for future Academy Videos