D'Artagnan Touché

[Zeca]

Has anyone ever heard of this shoe? Is it really for fencing or is just that it has a "fencing like" look?

Thanks!

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

it comes in other colors too.... It looks alot like the dart 2

http://www.yatego.com/sport-versand2...nan-touché-nbk

[JayhawkPawn]

I think that might be the D'art II, I just don't like the goofy little sword on the toe, it's liek a target for cruel epeeists. On an unrelated note, where do I get a pair of the black ones? Those are hot.

[Zeca]

JayhawkPawn: They are being sold here in Brazil as some kind of fancy shoes or something, for about US$100. No on-line shopping, however.

[penguin_2000]

that yatego sight has them in black and grey... the price is great... 72 euros, but that includes 16% VAT. subtract that out and convert to US$ and its less than $75.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Originally Posted by penguin_2000

that yatego sight has them in black and grey... the price is great... 72 euros, but that includes 16% VAT. subtract that out and convert to US$ and its less than $75.

For your information the price is not all that great...
The D'Art II's are €64 Euros from Allstar GER, including VAT (€55 excluding VAT).

Given, allstar only has them in grey, and the black ones do look rather cool.

[penguin_2000]

Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen

For your information the price is not all that great...
The D'Art II's are €64 Euros from Allstar GER, including VAT (€55 excluding VAT).

Given, allstar only has them in grey, and the black ones do look rather cool.

Uhh... for YOUR information, the cheapest I've see the D'art II's in the US was ~$90. Considering that Allstar in Germany doesn't ship directly to the states, $75 for a pair of fencing shoes is a great price here.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Originally Posted by penguin_2000

Uhh... for YOUR information, the cheapest I've see the D'art II's in the US was ~$90. Considering that Allstar in Germany doesn't ship directly to the states, $75 for a pair of fencing shoes is a great price here.

Fair enough.

Then again Fechtsport-Langenkamp do ship directly GER--USA. Their price is the same as Allstar (€64 incl. VAT). Add a little for shipping and hey presto.

[rcmatthews]

Isn't 64 euros about 90 USD

Anyway, from looking at them, they are not D'art IIs. They look very similar but there are some differences. For instance, the grey Dart's have red on the lower outside edge of the sole.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

They also dont have the leather piece, to protect the inner foot.

[penguin_2000]

Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken!

They also dont have the leather piece, to protect the inner foot.

I'm not seeing what they're missing. There seems to be a silver/grey piece of material on the inside of the foot on the yatego picture.

Aside from the color and the little sword cartoon, they look exactly like D'art II's to me. ehh... they get all the good stuff in europe.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Originally Posted by rcmatthews

Isn't 64 euros about 90 USD

Anyway, from looking at them, they are not D'art IIs. They look very similar but there are some differences. For instance, the grey Dart's have red on the lower outside edge of the sole.

Not to me. For me 64 EUR converts to 74 USD.

The D'Art II's also don't have the metallic eyelets that the shoes in the pic has. Apart from that they look extremely similar.

[rcmatthews]

Oh, well it appears the dollar is growing stronger then.

[Dax]

Or the euro is getting weaker =P. Zilver is right, I just chcked and 64EUR was 76 USD...