小剑 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	小剑
品名（英）	Smallsword
入馆年号	1914年，14.25.1207
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1675 - 公元 1745
创作地区	原产国: 可能是法国（Country of Origin: probably France）
分类	剑（Swords）
尺寸	长 38 1/2 英寸 (97.8 厘米); 长 of blade 31 3/4 英寸 (80.7 厘米); 宽 3 3/4 英寸 (9.5 厘米); 深 3 英寸 (7.6 厘米); 重 15 盎司 (425.2 g)
介绍（中）	到了17世纪初，剑杆，一种细长的插剑，开始成为绅士的首选武器。然而，在本世纪的过程中，随着民用击剑技术变得更加专业化和精细化，剑杆发展成为一种更轻、更轻的武器，大约在1700年被称为小剑。通常装饰华丽的小剑一直是绅士衣橱中不可或缺的一部分，直到18世纪末，平民场合的剑不再流行，当时手枪取代了剑，成为个人决斗中最常用的武器。大多数小剑柄是由银或钢制成的，但许多也使用了各种各样的奢华材料，如金、瓷和搪瓷。在最好的情况下，小剑结合了剑匠、弯刀匠和珠宝匠的手艺，创造出一种优雅的武器，也是一件可穿戴的艺术品。
介绍（英）	By the early seventeenth century, the rapier, a long slender thrusting sword, began to dominate as the gentleman’s weapon of choice. During the course of the century, however, as civilian fencing techniques became more specialized and refined, the rapier developed into a lighter, trimmed-down weapon known by about 1700 as the smallsword. Smallswords, often richly decorated, remained an integral part of a gentleman’s wardrobe until the wearing of swords in civilian settings went out of fashion at the end of the eighteenth century, at which time pistols were replacing swords as arms most frequently used in personal duels. The majority of smallsword hilts are made of silver or steel, but many also employ a wide variety of luxurious materials, such as gold, porcelain, and enamel. At their best, smallswords combine the crafts of swordsmith, cutler, and jeweler to create an elegant weapon that was also a wearable work of art.