Love your content Sir, and you’ve converted me to 17-18th century Sabre style as my focus for sword style and learning. I also Appreciate quite much your efforts in providing Roworths workbook and video content. I so wish such focus of academic school existed in my area of Los Angeles. Frankly even a dedicated sparring partner in the area would be much appreciated. You are a fine teacher Sir in any case.
I really like the cord grips, its a little rough but it stays in the hand, very reassuring.. I have a little briquet repro sabre, it's blunt, short and heavy for it's size. I really like it for solo practice in the house but I find myself slipping all over the brass grip unless I put some gloves on.
Perfect! I just ordered one of their Sideswords, and as I don’t have a proper pair of gloves yet I’m looking forward to *not* chewing my hands up using it 😝 The new blade colour also looks really nice - I’m a big fan of it
Yes they do. The 1796 infantry model in this video was the first production model they ever made. Since then they have added half a centimetre to the grip which has made it large enough for all heavy gloves. I haven't tested the 1803 in the same way, it may not work with them as the slot hilt limits glove thumb space.
Great! I have an order with one of these pending. The infantry sabre moves fast enough so with the extra steel on the guard it's going to feel like the point of balance is somewhere up by my elbow...
To replicate the original as I showed, which was designed to be both beautiful and functional. Any changes by BF were simplifications for durability, like around where the GR cypher letters are on the original.
Just as Konstantin K said, yes they were, and there were even specific techniques to make advantage of the curve in thrusting. It is a myth put forward by sword collectors in the late 19th and 20th century that these sorts of blades could not thrust and thatt the users did not thrust with them. Not only have we got manuals explaining how to but we also have first hand accounts of it being done in battle, even with the larger and heavier light cavalry sabres. See our video below where I ran a workshop on this subject - ruclips.net/video/DWxYt43rpvA/видео.html
It could work if you used some of the very tough ABS materials. Though most printers would only be capable of hilt compononents and not blades. They are also typically very light. Good for grips certainly, but probably not for anything else.
I have one of black fencers longswords and have found the handle to be a bit of a problem. As u said the handle is really quite abraisive, is there any way to speed up the waring in phase, ive gone to the effort of making a leather cover for it because they were that uncomfortable on bare skin. Any help would be awesome!
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Love your content Sir, and you’ve converted me to 17-18th century Sabre style as my focus for sword style and learning. I also
Appreciate quite much your efforts in providing Roworths workbook and video content. I so wish such focus of academic school existed in my area of Los Angeles. Frankly even a dedicated sparring partner in the area would be much appreciated. You are a fine teacher Sir in any case.
I really like the cord grips, its a little rough but it stays in the hand, very reassuring.. I have a little briquet repro sabre, it's blunt, short and heavy for it's size. I really like it for solo practice in the house but I find myself slipping all over the brass grip unless I put some gloves on.
Perfect! I just ordered one of their Sideswords, and as I don’t have a proper pair of gloves yet I’m looking forward to *not* chewing my hands up using it 😝
The new blade colour also looks really nice - I’m a big fan of it
The sideswords are awesome. I own a basic type its great. And great fun to fence.
I hope this comes to South Coast Swords for the US market soon - I really want to get my hands on the three bar saber, it speaks to me.
Rip South Cost Swords :(
Nice blades! Makes me want to order :) Would you know if SG mittens fit in those hilts, particularly the 1796 infantry sabre?
Yes they do. The 1796 infantry model in this video was the first production model they ever made. Since then they have added half a centimetre to the grip which has made it large enough for all heavy gloves. I haven't tested the 1803 in the same way, it may not work with them as the slot hilt limits glove thumb space.
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing Cool! Thanks!
Great! I have an order with one of these pending. The infantry sabre moves fast enough so with the extra steel on the guard it's going to feel like the point of balance is somewhere up by my elbow...
Just got a few new steel swords but looks like I have a new synthetic saber to add to the list.
Ours coming this week. Will be sparring with them next thuesday. Can't wait.
Is anyone selling Blackfencer in the U.S. anymore?
Yep, Socal swords are the US distributor
@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing, they’re all out of stock, though.
why are the holes/ cuttings on the hilt arranged in such way?
To replicate the original as I showed, which was designed to be both beautiful and functional. Any changes by BF were simplifications for durability, like around where the GR cypher letters are on the original.
were such curved swords ever used to thrust historically?
Yes, they were. There are even some advices from masters of this period (Roworth as example), how to use curvature as advantage.
Just as Konstantin K said, yes they were, and there were even specific techniques to make advantage of the curve in thrusting. It is a myth put forward by sword collectors in the late 19th and 20th century that these sorts of blades could not thrust and thatt the users did not thrust with them. Not only have we got manuals explaining how to but we also have first hand accounts of it being done in battle, even with the larger and heavier light cavalry sabres. See our video below where I ran a workshop on this subject -
ruclips.net/video/DWxYt43rpvA/видео.html
Is it bends on thrust somehow? It looks very wide for bending
Yes it does, but they are always very stiff when new, get some use in them and they soften up, they are at the stiffer end of synthetics though.
Do they have the new material for Rapiers yet?
The plan is to make all new swords in this material, but it could be worth messaging them to be certain in case they still have old stock of anything.
is it a good idea to build practice swords using 3d printed plastics?
It could work if you used some of the very tough ABS materials. Though most printers would only be capable of hilt compononents and not blades. They are also typically very light. Good for grips certainly, but probably not for anything else.
I have one of black fencers longswords and have found the handle to be a bit of a problem. As u said the handle is really quite abraisive, is there any way to speed up the waring in phase, ive gone to the effort of making a leather cover for it because they were that uncomfortable on bare skin. Any help would be awesome!