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Post by Grubnessul on Jun 11, 2013 14:30:58 GMT
And it's a beauty:   It's from Arma Bohemia and both in price and (apparent) quality similar or slightly above Darkwood armoury battered blades. The wire in the grip makes it less slippery when sweaty and the blade is nice and flexible (safe for sparring) without being whippy. The smith's mark is a small M in the ricasso. I cannot wait to test it against a darkwood or hanwei  EDIT2: Yay, fixed, thanks hhmoore! |
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Post by hhmoore on Jun 11, 2013 14:42:11 GMT
For the second image, it looks like you copied the "Share" (instead of direct) link & stuck it in IMG tags.
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Post by hhmoore on Jun 11, 2013 14:51:20 GMT
Here you go - both pics together:  (You can also just click on the IMG link to copy that text, then paste it into your post - I don't know why they changed the formatting, but it still works the same way) |
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Jun 11, 2013 15:09:08 GMT
Nice! I'll look forward to hearing more about it.
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Post by mcapanelli on Jun 11, 2013 15:13:16 GMT
Congratulations. Very nice rapier you have there. I must admit I'm quite taken by it. This makes me want to transition through cut and thrust to rapier all the more. be sure to let us know how it fairs against the Darkwood's and Hanwei's it'll encounter.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jun 11, 2013 15:22:01 GMT
Gorgous!!
That tip looks way too sharp for a sparring blade though...
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Post by Grubnessul on Jun 11, 2013 16:09:12 GMT
Don't worry, I'll put an arrow cap on it before I attempt to stab other people with it.  |
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Post by Grubnessul on Jun 12, 2013 21:44:28 GMT
Short update: Took it for fencing practice today and the blade is excellent (no sparring yet). It's a bit shorter than the standard Darkwood blades. The grip is comfortable and doesn't get slippery when sweaty. A problem I had with the Hanwei's we also use is that my hands a a bit too big for those to be really comfortable, this blade almost seems to be made for me. It's flexible enough for safe sparring, but I'm going to file the tip off a bit for some more safety (although it will hurt deep in my soul). One thing I need to get used to is the way of holding the sword. I was used to the German style Bruchius uses (with the index finger extended under the quillion), but there is no space for that. The Italian (index finger around the quillion) style feels very natural.The Spanish (index and middle finger each on a side of the ricasso around the quillion) grip is feasible as well. We'll have sparring training again in a week or two, I'll keep you updated |
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Post by Grubnessul on Jul 4, 2013 8:49:36 GMT
Well, I've fought a number of times with it yesterday and it's a very good sword. It's light, flexible and the rings provide sufficient protection. With normal practice is a bit slower, so the opponent's tip occasionally gets stuck between them, but with faster moving during sparring this isn't really a problem. As mentioned before, it's slightly shorter and more flexible than the Darkwood standard and battered blades. In tercia you lose a bit of control due to this during the strengeren. Quarta is fine, however (and the main stance in Bruchius). I have noticed some new scratches, but I guess that's unavoidable when banging steel on steel (it's very shiny, so you see it better than on a Darkwood). The plastic tip I put over it also held well, so everyone came out of the training alive All in all, I can recommend Arma Bohemia as alternative for a sparring rapier to Darkwood or Hanwei. |
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