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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 13:35:06 GMT
I have the round grip too on my Triplette but I think it is more then that. The cup feels like an aluminum can in front of my hand.
The Alchem grips on my swords are round but have the sides slightly shaved so you can feel the alignment. I think that is the same as on the E7 you posted.
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Post by rammstein on Dec 8, 2007 14:46:43 GMT
My Triplette swept hilt is a seriously great sword. My only complaint is that the blade is too heavy for good pointwork.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 14:58:33 GMT
Phssh, your arm is too weak! ;D It's like they say. "Rapiers can stab you, but a broadsword can cut you friggin' head off!"
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Post by rammstein on Dec 8, 2007 15:24:35 GMT
Hence I'm a "broadsword" man (god I hate that term....)
I'm a "single handed type XI arming sword" man - Top that Bishes!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 16:03:00 GMT
I know. The layman's catchall for any medieval sword. Though it was used historically during the renaissance, and in victorian times, it being any form of sword that was able to cut effectively as well as thrust, thus being broader then a rapier or small sword. (ie: basket hilted broadsword.) Thus was the way I used the term.
I'm a "broadsword" man as well, much to the chagrin of my cousin's husband. He's actually a sport fencing master, and taught the womens fencing team at the University of Toronto. No BS.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 18:32:23 GMT
Ram, that is a common problem among rapiers. All the Tripplet blades are handmade in the Philippines so there are variations. This is normal in all swords, but you normally don't really feel a few ounce difference in a cutting sword. You feel it very much in a rapier. I have learned to be very specific in asking for a back-weighted rapier blade. If you don't like what you get, send it back before you use it. I learned that lesson the hard way.
...whats in your other hand?
Yep Darkintruder, broadsword blades were contemporaries of rapiers. They were broader by comparison, so hence their name. The broadsword was championed my George Silver, who hated the Italian Rapier and its thrusting style. Silver preferred the cut.
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Post by rammstein on Dec 8, 2007 18:41:50 GMT
An Uzi
(Or in more serious lingo, a typical wooden kite shield)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2007 18:43:41 GMT
now your talking ...and killing
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2007 4:39:16 GMT
Be sure to tell him how you want the blade tempered. Medium for fencing or stiff if you want to put a real point on it. I was thinking about that, actually. I'd like to grind a point on it and actually use it against targets. On the other hand, I want to have a blunt tip on hand as well. Likely, I'll go with two blades, a stiff pointy one and a more flexible schlager. At the prices they charge, that's not a big deal.
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Post by Razor on Dec 9, 2007 6:22:48 GMT
George Sliver preferred a "true sword "which should cut and thrust.
I know what you mean about the cup hilt Tsafa, it as a different feel to it then my clam swept hilt.
I like broadswords better then a rapiers. When I was starting to study WSA I was learning cut & thrust by myself and when I found a training partner he wanted to do rapier first, I didn't care, I was happy to have a training partner.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2007 15:26:05 GMT
I love to mix styles when ever I can. I had a chance use my rapier a few months ago against someone who was only trained in Scottish Broadsword. We only did 5 passes because it was at the end of a Longsword practice but it was a fun and interesting experiance. I look forward to the next time he comes around. He was visiting from out of town.
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