ARN - Tournament Styles - HR only

[Theron Bretz]

Fast epee verses heavy rapier - It was my understanding that depending on
the
'rig' an epee can be as heavy as a schlager. So a minimum weight would
negate
that argument.  Which leaves the 'a schlager "looks" more period' defense.

Well, not entirely.  Any weight you tack onto an epee is going to come from
the guard, grip and pommel.  A schlager or Del Tin carries more of this
weight in the blade.  An epee with a heavy guard won't necessarily be all
that slow either, as the extra weight is at or behind the point of rotation,
whereas a more blade-heavy weapons weight is less conveniently placed.  As a
result, the techniques needed to effectively use a heavy rapier and a rigged
epee of identical weight would be drastically different.  The fact that
heavy rapiers can use open-worked hilts also allows for further
differentiations between the weapons in question.

Etienne

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