Editing Classification of swords (section)

====Rapier====
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The term "[[rapier]]" appeared in the English lexicon via the French {{lang|fr|épée rapière}} which either compared the weapon to a rasp or file; it may be a corruption of "rasping sword"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rapier |title=Rapier |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2015-10-08}}</ref> which referred to the sound the blade makes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemondededartagnan.fr/SITE/ENG/cape_epeehisto.htm |title=Le Monde De D'Artagnan |language=fr |publisher=Lemondededartagnan.fr |access-date=2015-10-08}}</ref> when it comes into contact with another blade. There is no historical Italian equivalent to the English word "rapier".<ref name="salvatorfabris1"/>

Some swords categorised as rapiers are completely edgeless or have only a partially sharpened blade, however the majority have effective cutting blades.