Training equipment question

JeffGentry · Postby **JeffGentry** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:30 am

Shane Smith wrote:I wear a gambesson very frequently. Especially with rapier and blunt steel work. A nicked edge on a blunt will lay you open in a hurry. Just look at the slices in Rod's gambesson sleeves below. That could have been his skin or mine. I'm the guy on the left;

Hey Shane

I hear tell there is a new invention called a mill bastard file, supposedlyy it is used to smooth rough edge on metal and such. :lol:

Jeff

Shane Smith · Postby **Shane Smith** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:20 am

JeffGentry wrote:
Hey Shane

I hear tell there is a new invention called a mill bastard file, supposedlyy it is used to smooth rough edge on metal and such.

Jeff

That file is useless in the middle of a fencing bout unless you plan to stop after every bad parry-yours or his :wink:

david welch · Postby **david welch** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:20 am

Shane Smith wrote:That file is useless in the middle of a fencing bout unless you plan to stop after every bad parry-yours or his

Unless you use it to stab your training partner... :shock:

G.MatthewWebb · Postby **G.MatthewWebb** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:48 pm

Shane Smith wrote:I wear a gambesson very frequently. Especially with rapier and blunt steel work. A nicked edge on a blunt will lay you open in a hurry. Just look at the slices in Rod's gambesson sleeves below. That could have been his skin or mine. I'm the guy on the left;

Shane,

Where did you purchase or get your gambeson?

Matthew Webb

Brian Hunt · Postby **Brian Hunt** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:24 pm

Hi Shane,

what weapons (make and model) are you using for your rapier? I am currently interested in what is out there. I eventually plan to write up a short article comparing the various flexi-rapier blades that are out there. Will take time due to the expense of trying to purchase one of every type. But afterwords, I can just resell the ones I don't want to keep.

Brian Hunt
GFS

Shane Smith · Postby **Shane Smith** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:37 am

Hi Brian,

We're using wooden simulators and the shorter chen practice rapiers. They are quite over-flexy and I don't recommend them highly.

Shane Smith · Postby **Shane Smith** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:13 am

G.MatthewWebb wrote:

Shane,

Where did you purchase or get your gambeson?

Matthew Webb

Hi Matthew,
ARMA SFS Matt Anderson's wife made that gambesson for me and one for Matt as well. It's very comfortable and allows full range of motion while remaining relatively close fitting.

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