- A
rapier (/ˈreɪpiər/) or
espada ropera ('dress sword') is a type of
sword originally used in
Spain and Italy.[citation needed] The name
designates a sword...
-
Rapier is a surface-to-air
missile developed for the
British Army to
replace their towed Bofors 40/L70 anti-aircraft guns. The
system is
unusual as it...
- M.
Rapier III,
American businessman James T.
Rapier,
American politician John L.
Rapier,
American Civil War
soldier and
businessman Kenny Rapier, American...
- The
Sunbeam Rapier is an
automobile produced by
Rootes Group from 1955
until 1976, in two
different generations, the "Series" cars (which
underwent several...
- finger-like
carriers called rapiers. A
stationary package of yarn is used to
supply the weft
yarns in the
rapier machine. One end of a
rapier, a rod or
steel tape...
- The
North American XF-108
Rapier was a
proposed long-range, high-speed
interceptor aircraft designed by
North American Aviation intended to
defend the...
- The Pappenheim-hilt
rapier originated in
Germany in 1630 and was po****rized by
imperial general of the
Thirty Years' War (1618–48)
Count Pappenheim. [citation...
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James Thomas Rapier (November 13, 1837 – May 31, 1883) was an
American politician from
Alabama during the
Reconstruction Era. He
served as a
United States...
-
Ransomes &
Rapier was a
major British manufacturer of
railway equipment and
later cranes, from 1869 to 1987.
Originally an
offshoot of the
major engineering...
- predecessor, or
early form, of the
rapier of the
early modern period. Side-swords were used
concurrently with
rapiers as well,
particularly for military...
