Secrets of the Wallace: The Rapier in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

David Edge, Head of Conservation at the Wallace Collection, is interviewed by Katie and Amethyst about the rapier swords of the Renaissance period; the sixteenth and seventeenth century musthave fashion accessory. Hi, I m Katie and I ve been working along with Amethyst, who has been interviewing David Edge, who is the Head of Conservation at the Wallace Collection. We will be interviewing him about rapiers, which were important swords in the sixteenthcentury. What is the speciality o