A flexible steel blade A grip A metal guard that protects the fencing hand. The guard may contain padding or cushion to reduce the effect of blows. It also contains a socket to which the electronic ...

Measuring 104.5 centimeters long with a 1.5-cm-wide blade, the rapier is similar in shape to a fencing foil. Rapiers were commonly used to stick enemies in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.