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Originally Posted by LeiWuLong  It would be my honour to engage in friendly combat, its a great weapon but not exactly something you see everyday, prehaps thats why i like it so much. Actually im going to inspect new stock at my chine friends shop, i believe theyre by the Hanwei company, very nice but too expensive for battle application. |
Hanwei? that is one of the companies we get our rapiers from. your right on the price being higher than most, but i have never seen one fail (the rapiers that is) and my wife's has lasted for 4 years of combat.
note on the dirk. it was a wonderful weapon for punching through the armor of a knight at the arm pit or groin. all of the Scottish applications i have seen with them have indicated that you should be on the offensive from the moment the blade clears the scabbard. not a weapon for defense, but definitely good for giving someone else a bad day.