[Low-Tech] Smallsword with the Bronze Age 'Rapier?'

[Fred Brackin]

Originally Posted by Rasna

The Knife or Shortsword skill (depending on size) would be more appropriate. These improperly called "rapiers" were actually capable of dealing cutting blows as much as thrusts.

The non-Bronze age swords actually called "rapiers" were capable of both cuts ands thrusts too. The standard Gurps thrust only Rapier is a historical chimera. There were some thrust only smallswords but even those weren't the rule.