Love the consistent, quality Arms & Armor content being uploaded lately. You guys have some beautiful rapiers & sideswords and it’s pretty impressive how you manage to maintain that level of craftsmanship across such a broad catalogue & at the numbers you do while still taking on fun custom projects. Hats off.
From time to time, even though I already saw them, the algorithm pushes these older videos to me. I'm always happy when that happens. The mix of historical pieces, standard products and atypical creations gives A&A such a unique voice. 👍 The Thibault Rapier trainer is such a beautiful design. I love its simplicity. Oh and, the overly tall fencer with an overly long rapier... he must be hated in his club. 😇 A 49 inch blade is just too much. 😅
I bought a Spanish cup hilt rapier from you several year's ago Craig, it was a beautiful piece. I had a very long blade, I think 42" and a slightly shorter grip. I am a shorter guy, lol. I had to sell that due to financial problems year's back, however I will say it was the most beautiful sword I have ever owned, the craftsmanship was remarkable. I still miss that sword. When You buy a sword from A&A You Are Getting The Best!!!
Fantastic video! It was wonderful to see a long original rapier. I did notice some dip of the tip on the original, as opposed to the vintage drawings. It would be extremely interesting to see the flex, dip, and perhaps a handle slap test and see how an original performed.
