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rapiers
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Arms & Armor (www.armor.com)makes a hell of a rapier from what I've heard. Also I've heard that salamander armory (www.atar.com/)makes some great stuff also.
I've been in the market for one also, save some money though...both companies don't come cheap, everything I've heard says that they are worth every penny though.
I've been in the market for one also, save some money though...both companies don't come cheap, everything I've heard says that they are worth every penny though.
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Another top notch custom would be from Tinker. I've heard nothing but extensive praise for his rapier offerings. Not cheap, and the wait time is long, but one of the best out there.
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Waaaarh! Oooold thread comes back to life!
Do you have a website for this Tinker? 
horseclover
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Tinker was making rapier blades, not entire rapiers. It was also in the days of yore and not contemporary to his work today.
http://tinkerswords.com/
Michael "Tinker" Pearce is one to avoid if in a hurry and even as a planned commission. At the period when this thread started, many were waiting for their orders to be completed and Tink basically defaulted..He is not doing so well right now but you might contact him oif serious (and patient).
For the best dollar value and in looking at standard offerings, www.armor.com is still the best bet for lasting value and peformance. Many fence and enjoy the Hanwei products.
Ironically (or not) Tinker has had a collaboration with HAnwei in prototyping some medieval and viking types.
Darkwood Armory might be of interest
www.darkwoodarmory.com/
Baltimore Knife & Sword (various pages found via Google) offers rapiers but usually uses other's blades. These are generally of the stage and fencing circle of swords and not necessarily true to history. Again, not a quick and easy unless in stock.
www.museumreplicas.com
A step across the hall from HAnwei
I actually have a dandy of a little rapier from Museum Replicas that was one of a dozen madee for a movie, then unused. Cute little bugger with a fluted horn grip. It even handles quite well.
Cheers
GC
http://tinkerswords.com/
Michael "Tinker" Pearce is one to avoid if in a hurry and even as a planned commission. At the period when this thread started, many were waiting for their orders to be completed and Tink basically defaulted..He is not doing so well right now but you might contact him oif serious (and patient).
For the best dollar value and in looking at standard offerings, www.armor.com is still the best bet for lasting value and peformance. Many fence and enjoy the Hanwei products.
Ironically (or not) Tinker has had a collaboration with HAnwei in prototyping some medieval and viking types.
Darkwood Armory might be of interest
www.darkwoodarmory.com/
Baltimore Knife & Sword (various pages found via Google) offers rapiers but usually uses other's blades. These are generally of the stage and fencing circle of swords and not necessarily true to history. Again, not a quick and easy unless in stock.
www.museumreplicas.com
A step across the hall from HAnwei
I actually have a dandy of a little rapier from Museum Replicas that was one of a dozen madee for a movie, then unused. Cute little bugger with a fluted horn grip. It even handles quite well.
Cheers
GC