George Hill wrote: |
To the Rapier, Almost certainly. It rather depends on how thick the passing is, but generally it's not hard to shove a large needle through thick cloth. But yes, the adverage soldier generally wants to take off his enemy's arm or head. This brings us back to the one handed cutting sword and it's infinite individual types, or the longsword. |
Rapiers are not needles. A padded jack or even a gambeson would have no trouble withstanding a rapier thrust. The wearing of padding during duels was outlawed for that very reason.