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épée

Weapon and type of modern fencing

Productweapon familyQ840419

Also known as epee

Subclass of: sword
, sporting weapon

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The épée, also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern épée derives from the 19th-century épée de combat, a weapon which itself derives from the Rapier side arm.

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Sport: fencing
Used by: épée fencing
Different from: rapier
épée fencing

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