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Questions: Hanwei Swept Hilt Rapier May 2, 2011 0:23:17 GMT

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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2011 0:23:17 GMT

My oldest daughter has studied foil and epee fencing for years now. She's now expanding into rapier fencing. Her fencing school hired an instructor trained in the style of Giacomo diGrasse. She will need a rapier with an interchangeable blade so it can be used both in fencing and with a practice dummy. She will also need a main gauche. Her instructor is not a big fan of spending hundreds on fancy euro swords. In fact, he thinks the Hanwei line is quite good.

Does any one have experience with the standard Renaissance Swept Hilt Rapier with the simple wooden grip? The plastic cores on the other Hanweis make me a bit nervous when it comes to a true fencing rapier. At least with the wood, if it cracks, a new one can be fabricated for it. The sword seems light enough for a woman (just over 2 lbs with the sharp) and the main gauche doesn't seem to be too cumbersome (16.5 inches).

She's tried my Swept Hilt Bone Handle, but everything is just a hair too "manly" for her. The sword and main gauche feel a few ounces too heavy for her. The blade on the rapier feels a bit too short.

I'd love to hear some thoughts from anyone who owns or has actually handled these weapons.

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Questions: Hanwei Swept Hilt Rapier May 2, 2011 20:59:06 GMT

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Post by Elheru Aran on May 2, 2011 20:59:06 GMT

If she or you can afford it I might look into getting a custom from... Armour Class, I believe? or Arms and Armor. They'll both be peened though so interchangeable blades won't be an option.

However, I do think Hanwei offers different lengths of fencing blade... lemme dig up the catalog... yarp, the 'Practical Rapier' SH1099 comes with a 37" blade and the SH1098 with a 43" blade. There's also the "Fencing Rapier-- Musketeer Blade", SH1032, blade 33-7/8", handle leather-wrapped wood. Not sure what the costs on these would be but not too expensive considering the MSRP is under $100!

I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to create a new wood core for the grips-- half a hour's work for a rough-formed core, I'd say, aside from gluing time.

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Questions: Hanwei Swept Hilt Rapier May 2, 2011 21:21:12 GMT

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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on May 2, 2011 21:21:12 GMT

Dodger wrote

Does any one have experience with the standard Renaissance Swept Hilt Rapier with the simple wooden grip? The plastic cores on the other Hanweis make me a bit nervous when it comes to a true fencing rapier. At least with the wood, if it cracks, a new one can be fabricated for it. The sword seems light enough for a woman (just over 2 lbs with the sharp) and the main gauche doesn't seem to be too cumbersome (16.5 inches).

I had both the Rapier and Main Gauche and liked them very much... and of the whole Hanwei Line this is exactly the one I would recommend for the purposes you have mentioned. The interchangeable blunted blades and replacement sharp blades are an awesome deal for someone who plans to use em alot... and the solid wood grip over the hollow plastic grips used on so many other Hanwei Rapier is a must.

The only reason I sold mine was I got a much more expensive A&A German Rapier... otherwise I'd still have it.

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Questions: Hanwei Swept Hilt Rapier May 3, 2011 5:59:02 GMT

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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2011 5:59:02 GMT

Thanks guys. I think I'll go ahead and get her the Swept Hilt. I may even get a matching set for her husband so they can work out their marital disputes in the back yard. I just wanted to make sure that someone who had first hand experience with it didn't think it was a dog. I looked pretty seriously at that Practical Rapier, but my daughter doesn't like the opposed quillons. Also, the matching main gauche is a beast.

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