rapière (English spelling) rapiere

Japanese: rapière(英語表記)rapiere
rapière (English spelling) rapiere

…Until then, it was necessary to use heavy swords to break through armor, but with the development of firearms, the importance of armor decreased, and instead lighter, more balanced swords came into demand. In the 16th century, a slender, long sword called the rapière was perfected in Italy and used in duels. As skill in sword handling came to determine life or death, sword teachers appeared all over the country, and fencing was theorized and developed. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "rapière" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それまでは重い剣を使って甲冑(かつちゆう)をこわす必要があったが,火器の発達で甲冑の重要性は減少し,かわって軽くてバランスのよい剣が求められるようになった。16世紀にはイタリアでラピエールrapièreと呼ばれる細身で長い剣が完成され,決闘に用いられた。こうして剣の操作の巧拙が生命を左右するようになると各地に剣の教師が生まれ,フェンシングが理論づけられて発展した。…

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