on 5/6/04 12:26 PM, stuydaze at stuydaze@yahoo.com wrote:

> If you're looking for something a bit more rapierish than an epee blade, =
the
> FISAS 40"=20
> rapier blades made by Del Tin are great. (http://www.scherma-antica.org/)=
..

Thanks. They're also fantastically expensive, at least compared to a
double-wide, and that puts them out of my reach for class purposes.
Unfortunately, I just can't afford to outfit a dozen people with FISAS
blades. But I agree that they're a good choice for the later-era rapier of
Scorza and Grisetti.


Sean Hayes
Maestro d=B9armi
Northwest Academy of Arms



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