Sword "Breaker" or Sword "Catcher"?

Tod's reproduction of a Renaissance Sword "Breaker" or is it a 'sword catcher'?

Most likely named by the Victorians, these unusual looking daggers were actually used to catch and control an opponent's rapier blade and so Sword "Catcher" would probably be a more accurate name.

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