Assertion: rapier | /r/CapableOf | stay as premier personal weapon
Facets:
value: for duel
type: PURPOSE
value: in wide use
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The rapier stayed in wide use as the premier personal weapon for urban self-defence and duel of honor in Western Europe until the mid-to-late 1600s, but was largely outmoded by the early 1700s.
text: The rapier stayed in wide use as the premier personal weapon for urban self-defence and duel of honor in Western Europe until the mid-to-late 1600s, but was largely outmoded by the early 1700s.