rapier

slender, sharply pointed sword
Product weapon_type Q816745
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rapier

Summary

rapier is a weapon type[1]. rapier has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • rapier's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • rapier is a type of sword[4].
  • rapier's Commons category is recorded as Rapiers[5].
  • rapier's country of origin is recorded as Spain[6].
  • rapier's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • rapier's different from is recorded as épée[8].
  • rapier's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for rapier include T-12 antitank gun[10], an artillery model[11]; MT-12 antitank gun[12], an artillery model[13], founded in 1970[14]; and French destroyer Fleuret[15], a destroyer[16].

Why It Matters

rapier has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] rapier is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for rapier include T-12 antitank gun[10], an artillery model[11]; MT-12 antitank gun[12], an artillery model[13], founded in 1970[14]; and French destroyer Fleuret[15], a destroyer[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q602358]]"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Svkkl authority id 0391140-rapiry
    Instance of weapon type
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0391140-rapiry, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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