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Getting the rapier end of things going most certainly appeals to me. I enjoy longsword, but have been doing rapier for quite a few years and would like to see more done with it...

Eric Gregory

I haven't handled any of their western pieces, but a friend of mine bought a Chen katana and it is a very nice tool. Very solid, sharp, cuts well, and the blade has no bends or warps... All in all, it's quite nice, granted, it ran him around 4 or 5 bills...

Ok, it looks like my registrar is having some problems... As for the rapier, it was hanging out in my closet for the last week or two while I clean my computer/arms room. I've moved it here: http://www.bmwracing.org/th/turkshead.html Sorry for the delay on that... Best Regards: Eric

yeah... looks like my registrar is having some issues...

/me whips out the 17th C. German rapier hiding in the closet and snaps two pics of the turk's head from the back and the front showing the normal lines of the turk's head and also where the two ends seem to meet... http://rapier.ringofblades.org/html/turkshead.html if the above isn't working try: ht...

Greetings all... I recently picked up a copy of Tobler's book on German swordsmanship and I must say, it's one of the most nicely done book on the subject that I've seen. My interest has primarily been rapiers, research, making them, fighting with them, etc. I've been wanting to delve into Medieval ...

Greetings all... I'm going to be in Germany for a week and a half at the end of May into June. We're landing in Munich and from there, who knows... Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knows of some good arms & armour museums in Bavaria. Also, if anyone knows of any good arms & armour/a...