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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've tried *many* designs over the last thirty
years. This one will fail for the same reason that all previous attempts
to put a six foot shaft on a fencing blade have failed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We all know how hard a heavy rapier blade feels
when you aim at a point two inches behind where the opponent actually is when
the point lands. And we all know that, with the point three feet or more
from your hand, it sometimes happens that you can't predict exactly where
it lands. Even with our hand always holding the exact same spot on the
sword hilt, we can't always place the point exactly where we wanted to on a
moving target. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With the point six to nine feet from your hand, the
variability is two or three times greater, even if your hand never moves on the
shaft. But when fighting with a spear, your hand *does* move. So the
variability in where the point lands is much greater.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Using a spear therefore requires one of three
things:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>a. A point with at least three times as much give
as a rapier blade, or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>b. metal or heavy leather chest armor and arm
armor, or</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>c. a willingness to accept bruises on the level
common to the rattan field.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I see no likelihood that we will develop any of the
three in the near future.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=baron.danielumbehr@gmail.com
href="mailto:baron.danielumbehr@gmail.com">Daniel umbehr</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra-rapier@lists.ansteorra.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 17, 2009 2:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ansteorra-rapier] Spears for
heavy Rapier</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV> I'm considering buying a spear for heavy rapier. I know
that they are not legal, but i have not seen any attempts to find/develop a
legal version.<BR><BR>Right now, i am looking at the one from alchem armory.
They are advertising it as a pike, in their "bucklers & pikes"
section.<BR><A href="http://www.alcheminc.com/bucklers.html"
target=_blank>http://www.alcheminc.com/bucklers.html</A><BR>Does anyone have
any hands-on experience with this weapon? Does anyone know of a different one
anywhere that might be of interest? Is there anyone currently working on
getting a spear approved for heavy rapier?
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