<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Why do people drive a 1975 olds cutlass? I dunno. Doesn't make much sense to me to use a weapon that over 90% of the kingdom (or many other kingdoms) doesn't even carry in their bags. </div><div><br></div><div>I have heard price but a Hanwei or Alchem are very reasonably priced and will last way longer then a foil or épée with normal use. </div><div><br></div><div>I have heard sportsmanship because some people think they will have an advantage over others with a light blade. </div><div><br></div><div>Fear? Fear of hitting or being hit with a rapier v an épée or foil. </div><div><br></div><div>Laziness?</div><div><br></div><div>Poor training?</div><div><br></div><div>Obama?</div><div><br></div><div>Take your pick. But none of those are a good excuse to keep relics out of the museum of Sca rapier history. </div><div><br></div><div>Pieter<br><br><div>Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui</div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Oct 10, 2012, at 5:29 PM, Chris Zakes <<a href="mailto:dontivar@gmail.com">dontivar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote type="cite" class="cite" cite=""><br>
They are a dead simulator, a relic of fossil days.
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If they're just fossils, then why was Asbiorn talking about using them
fairly recently in Bonwicke, or Rixende talking about someone using one
at the last Elfsea Baronial? <br><br>
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Moondragon<br>
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fossil-in-residence
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