Vincent Le Chevalier wrote:
> Thomas de Groot wrote:
> 
>> "Vincent Le Chevalier" <gal### [at] libertyALLsurfSPAMfr> schreef 
>> in bericht news:45991601$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>>> No it's indeed a left-handed rapier. Well, that's the convention 
>>> actually, you could certainly hold it in your right hand as well...
>>>
>>
>>  As I have no experience at all with rapiers, mine was a wild guess 
>> just based on trying to hold the thing  :-)
>>
>> So... what makes this particlularly left-handed, is there clue? Just 
>> down to earth curiosity really...
>>
> 
> Swords being another of my hobbies I will happily try to satisfy your 
> curiosity :-)
> 
> However it's a bit difficult to explain in text... Some terminology 
> necessary to understand what I'm saying can be found here: 
> http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_anatomy.php#rapier
> 
Thanks for the explanation.  My original question was provoked by the 
assumption that the side-ring would probably be held to the outside of 
the body although I have no clue what it is supposed to do.

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