Assertion: rapier's blade | /r/HasProperty | long
Facets:
value: typically
type: DEGREE
value: a metre
type: OTHER
value: just under
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: From a cut-and-thrusting weapon, it evolved into very long and slender blades that were mainly employed for thrusting.
text: In summary, a rapier is a big and long, narrow bladed, one handed sword that can both cut and thrust.
text: Swords from the Parthian and Sassanian Empires were quite long, the blades on some late Sassanian swords being just under a metre long.
text: These new blades were long and slender — made for thrusting.
text: The blade was typically long and slim, measuring 12 inches (30 cm) or more; the whole dagger might be as long as 20 inches (50 cm).