May be a little more flattening could make it look like a Gupti aka Rapier
Briha
Thanks Briha sir, ckkalyan!
well.. I had the flat blade profile in mind when I started, however, while working on initial shaping I realised that with the given proportion of blade length to a very narrow width, a uniform flat profile would render the blade extremely frail and succeptible to bending on slightest impact.
Did some quick research on the net and learned that structurally, rapier blades consist of atleast 3(or multiples of 3) segments of varying crossections, roughly in a ratio of 1:4:2 and this structural variation tends to provide a balance between blade strength and its usability as a stabbing weapon.
seg. a (1) - starting from the hilt...shortest but thickest part of blade with circular crossection...gives strength and weight distribution.
seg. b (4)- longest segment of triang or diamond shaped crossection..may be fluted.. gives stiffness, resists bending of the blade on impact..may have a pseudo nonsharp edge.
seg. c (2)- topmost, flattest and only segment with a true edge with usually a sabre point tip.. crossection similar to a double edged convex ground dagger. has about 3-5 inch of sharp edge just below the tip which prowides some basic slicing capability .
I have tried to replicate the above format in both blades.
cheers
Nice Work, indeed astronomy.domaine for a DIY project!
