Hi there.
Does anyone out there sell SCA legal epee fittings that would make a modern weapon look a bit more period?
In hope……
Guthrothr
Fencing accessories
what period?
in general i would suggest Popinjay:
http://www.popinj.com
most of the other period hilt producers make hilts for schlagers as those can use the more common openwork hilts.
Giovanni the Younger
in general i would suggest Popinjay:
http://www.popinj.com
most of the other period hilt producers make hilts for schlagers as those can use the more common openwork hilts.
Giovanni the Younger
American Fencers Supply http://www.amfence.com/index.html has lots to chose from, but their casting is a little rough looking.
Triplette Competition Arms http://www.triplette.com/ has a descent selection and great prices. Their stuff is usually well polished. If you look at them I suggest downloading the PDF catalog because their web site isn't so good.
I own equipment from both and it all stands up to extreme use.
Flonzy
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Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor.
Triplette Competition Arms http://www.triplette.com/ has a descent selection and great prices. Their stuff is usually well polished. If you look at them I suggest downloading the PDF catalog because their web site isn't so good.
I own equipment from both and it all stands up to extreme use.
Flonzy
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Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor.
Abaddon
That stuff is nice and well priced. Question is are those SCA legal? From what I remember reading the SCA requires your hands to be covered by the hilt. I have a cup hilt and the one time I fought in the SCA I was required to put a plastic or leather piece behind the hilt to cover the design holes in the it.
Flonzy
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Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor.
That stuff is nice and well priced. Question is are those SCA legal? From what I remember reading the SCA requires your hands to be covered by the hilt. I have a cup hilt and the one time I fought in the SCA I was required to put a plastic or leather piece behind the hilt to cover the design holes in the it.
Flonzy
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Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor.
Flonzy,
In al of the rules that i am aware of that is a requirement for epees only.
My understanding is that the rule is to prefent the epee blade from going through a hole and then being broken, not to protect the hand.
from the socieity rules:
WEAPONS AND PARRYING DEVICES
3. Equipment that is likely to break a blade or damage other equipment is prohibited. <u>Any equipment that has small rigid openings large enough to admit a rapier tip will not be used against fencing-type blades, as defined in this section (e.g., small holes in bell guards, small openings in cage or swept hilts, any design which has acute angles where a blade could easily be wedged and bent)</u>. Knuckle bows ARE DEEMED SAFE for use with fencing-type blades.
I haven't heard of it being applied that stringently before, then again i have no idea what your guard looked like.
Many of Alchem's hilts wouldn't meet this standard.
Giovanni the Younger
[This message has been edited by john (edited 05-03-2002).]
In al of the rules that i am aware of that is a requirement for epees only.
My understanding is that the rule is to prefent the epee blade from going through a hole and then being broken, not to protect the hand.
from the socieity rules:
WEAPONS AND PARRYING DEVICES
3. Equipment that is likely to break a blade or damage other equipment is prohibited. <u>Any equipment that has small rigid openings large enough to admit a rapier tip will not be used against fencing-type blades, as defined in this section (e.g., small holes in bell guards, small openings in cage or swept hilts, any design which has acute angles where a blade could easily be wedged and bent)</u>. Knuckle bows ARE DEEMED SAFE for use with fencing-type blades.
I haven't heard of it being applied that stringently before, then again i have no idea what your guard looked like.
Many of Alchem's hilts wouldn't meet this standard.
Giovanni the Younger
[This message has been edited by john (edited 05-03-2002).]
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