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continuing on your Rapier journey...
I will attempt to make this a useful, comprehensive list of rapier info on the web.
I prefer it to my bookmarks.
Rapier Suppliers:
All comments are mine and mine alone. Judge each merchant for yourself.
- Scotty Armoury - Master Malcolm the Scot
- a SCAdian & supplier located in Williams, Arizona
- I currently use one of Malcolm's basic cup hilts.
- A real jokester. ha-ha
- Amazonia Enterprises by James the
Just
- a SCAdian & supplier located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
- I like his custom work.
- Incipient College of Charon at Londinium
- Tattershall Arms by
Baron Master Gwylym ab Owain
- a SCAdian & supplier located in Flagstaff, Arizona
- Barony of Ered Sul
- Syke's Sutlery
- a supplier located in Virginia
- SCA and other historical reenactment groups
- The Caidian URP's page of Rapier merchants includes comments and surveys
- Alchem Inc SCA legal rapiers, cup hilt or pappenheimer
- Arms of Valor
- Black Rose Creations SCA supplier, historically accurate, affordable weapons
- By The Sword, Inc Fort Myers, FL
- Darkwood Armory high quality arms, armor, and accessories from the Renaissance
- Iron Guard (Southern Pines, NC) Swords, Weapons, Armor, and Equipment
- The Knife Center SCA fencing weapons, classic rapiers, main gauche, baldric, frogs, etc.
- Silvermane limited or Silvermane's Arms and Armor
- Starfire Swords Spencer, NY
Modern Fencing Suppliers that are mostly SCA rapier-friendly:
Webkitty disclaimer: I know of several SCAdians who have been pleased with their purchases from them. I have also used their gear and ordered from some of them with good results.
- American Fencers Supply
- masks, sclaeggers, SCA selection, online prices
- select armoury to see their rapier selection
- Good equipment, but sometimes a long wait to get what you want.
- Physical Chess
- masks, 800 number, and a sizing guide
- no schlaeggers available
- I ordered an Artos mask, it fits bigger than the santelli mask. I like the sizing guide. I had a hard time trying to contact them when I ordered from them. I think the owner was sick... It arrived AFTER Estrella War.
- Triplette Competition Arms
- masks, schlaeggers, SCA selection, online prices
- funny page
- Santelli
- masks, sclaeggers, SCA selection
- no online price list
- I use one of their older masks. I find it very comfortable.
Rapier Information:
- Baron Master Gwylym ab Owain on Rapier
- A Manual for Defense: Rapier Combat
- Baron Master Gwylym on Fencing
- SCA Corporate Fencing Rules by Mistress Irene von Schmetterling
- Atenveldt Rapier Handbook
- Ansteorran Rapier Rules
- Ansteorran Rapier Handbook
- AnTir Rapier Handbook
- Drachenwald Rapier Handbook
- East Kingdom Rapier Handbook
- East Kingdom Rapier Marshall Handbook
- League of Rapier Academies
- Meridies Rapier Handbook
- Meridies Marshall's Handbook
- Outlands Rapier Handbook
- West Kingdom Rapier Handbook
- West Kingdom Marshall's Handbook
- Stefan's Florilegium: Combat -- Rapier
- Rapier Combat Handbook of Caid (Volume II)
- Caidian Useful
Rapier Page you'll find it here, if you
can't find it on my page
- The Caidian URP's page of Rapier merchants includes comments and surveys
- The CURP is very extensive. Definitely a site to check out.
- Known Worlde Rapier Contact list
Historical Fencing Manuals and Instruction Online:
- di Grasse: His True Art of Defense Abridged and Americanized, but good
- DiGrassi, His True Arte of Defence if this one is a bit hard to read, try the first link
- In Ferro Veritas - links to instruction, information, and equipment for Renaissance swordsmanship.
- Rapier and Smallsword Americanized, Abriged versions of the masters
- Don Dylan ap Maelgwn a number of online period fencing manuals
- Baron Sir Patri du Chat Gris A list of manuscripts and their costs available from Patri
- Jas Clarion An excellent fencer and drummer in BMDL, AEthelmearc, East
- Don Danulf's Academy of Defence Teaching
the Noble Science of Elizabethian Fencing in the SCA
- Great list of links to resources in the society
- Primary Resources online translations to the Masters' Manuals
- MARTINEZ ACADEMY OF ARMS cool site of fencing photos - Italian and Spanish Rapier
- Historical Aspects of Fencing
- Historical Fencing Links
- Academy of Arms online
- HACA rapier photos
Rapier Garb and Armor:
- Cutting Edge mail order rapier garb
- Muddled Miscellany mail order Rapier garb-owner not accepting orders at this time
USA Fencing:
- Baron Master Gwylym on Fencing
- USFA USFencing@aol.com
- What is Fencing...
- Fencing Web Ring
US Fencing Suppliers:
- Blue-Gauntlet
- le Touche of Class (page works best with Netscape)
- The Fencing Post
- Blade-Fencing
- M.A.S. Weapons
- Find a Fencing vendor
- FSU Fencing Club - Fencing Supplier Links and Contact Info
- student-www.uchicago.edu/orgs/fencing-club/index.html#Equipment
Out of the USA:
- Tyshler Academy
- Allstar
- Uhlmann
- LeonPaul
- Merlin 3W Fencing Equipment
- German Fencing Club with links to others in Germany
- Ireland Fencing Club links
Other fighting links:
- Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments
Resource Library
- nice site, but geared more toward hard suit armour
- Mediaeval Sword Resource Site has information on all kinds of swords
- Light Infantry Rules: Atenveldt actually it's on shanai...oh well
SCAdians
have traveled through this page.
