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18567
... It will be a delight to cross blades with you again, MiLady, and perhaps, if you can keep from blushing too much, I'll even sing for you. And I do hope...
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Sep 3, 2007
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18568
Unto the lords and ladies of our fair Kingdom of Meridies, come greetings from Ulrich von Brandenburg, Tournament Coordinator of what we aim to be the best and...
Celeste Will
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Sep 4, 2007
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18569
Sure thing Gerrik! I look forward to seeing how you can recreate the definition of "table-top gaming" once again! -Randalin ... I'll ... past ... into ... ...
Tonia Burk
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Sep 5, 2007
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18570
We'll just call it a rosy sunburn if we must, MiLord Raymond. I look forward to seeing thee on the field. It has been too long! -Randalin ... past ... into ...
Tonia Burk
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Sep 5, 2007
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18571
Greetings! A quick question from Meridies. I'm looking at an alchem steppe saber with a 34 inch "nearly straight blade". Is this legal in Meridies? If not, is...
Mark Bailey
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Sep 5, 2007
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18572
If it is legal in the society it is legal here. Leon ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Paul Wolf
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Sep 6, 2007
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18573
... You can see the list of SCA and Meridies-approved blades here: http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/combat/rapier/bladetypes.pdf It lists several Alchem...
Chris Zakes
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Sep 6, 2007
11:57 am
18574
Thanks for the info! Is it just me, or are others having problems when you open the pdf listed below. I'm getting a clean list of brands and blade names, but ...
Mark Bailey
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Sep 6, 2007
2:13 pm
18575
Mine lines up 4 pages long scrolling sideays. Might be easier to read for you if printed out? Robert ... ...
David Whitford
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Sep 6, 2007
2:30 pm
18576
Greetings! What's the rule on two-handed rapiers? I don't see anything specific in the rules. KNUT...
Mark Bailey
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Sep 7, 2007
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18577
Uhm, what kind of rule are you looking for? To the best of my knowledge no kingdom has ever regulated the length of the grip. Jean-Michel...
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Sep 7, 2007
1:46 am
18578
There are blades available to 43 inches with grips to 10 inches. A LOT of people seem to be using 40 inch blades lately. The late period hilts are strictly...
Mark Bailey
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Sep 7, 2007
11:25 am
18579
My two cents on this: Though our rules do not specifically address the issue of a 2-handed sword, they are very specific in their intent to recreate the Arte...
Steve Heydel
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Sep 7, 2007
11:56 am
18580
While I agree with Edmund in noteing that the rules do specify the rapier as the tool we are recreating with.... I disagree that the intent was ever to limit...
Gassion
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Sep 7, 2007
12:20 pm
18581
My 2 schekels, IF your kingdom was ok with a 2 handed set up I would say go for it, BUT I would also say you would have to always use it 2 handed. Makes some...
David Whitford
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Sep 7, 2007
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18582
This is perhaps why Don Giovanni, while he was Society Deputy for Rapier, made a concentrated effort to retire the use of the term "rapier" as the umbrella...
Ursus Grim
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Sep 7, 2007
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18583
... Denying the use of any documentable and safely reenactable weapon/style also gives a bit of the lie to the assertion that the 'rapier' community has...
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Sep 7, 2007
1:14 pm
18584
... Or "unarmored combat"... cheerfully, Giovanni, who does his German longsword with great good cheer on the ra... ummm, unarmored field. ;-) ________________...
Bill Ernoehazy, Jr
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Sep 7, 2007
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18585
What about an estoc? ... From: Steve Heydel <sheydel@...> To: serapier@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 7, 2007 6:54:32 AM Subject: Re:...
Frank Sewell
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Sep 7, 2007
1:43 pm
18586
... You mean, a long weapon, designed for civil combat, used for cutting AND thrusting? Sounds like the longsword of Fiore and Lichtenauer to me... both ...
Bill Ernoehazy, Jr
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Sep 7, 2007
1:52 pm
18587
... A point well taken... Cathal...
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Sep 7, 2007
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18588
Are you using it one-handed or two-handed? Edmund ... From: Ursus Grim To: serapier@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:34 AM Subject: Re:...
Steve Heydel
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Sep 7, 2007
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18589
... owwwwww. ;-) ________________ The only way to evaluate somebody is how they handle contradiction. --Christopher Hitchens...
Bill Ernoehazy, Jr
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Sep 7, 2007
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18590
I was gonna say - talk to the good Dr. He's doing exactly what you want to do. Go Doc! dab ... ...
David Biggs
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Sep 7, 2007
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18591
The use of the term "always" begs questioning or clarification. While I agree that losing the use of one of your hands while using a two- hander should often...
Ursus Grim
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Sep 7, 2007
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18592
-- ... A touch, a touch... C....
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Sep 7, 2007
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18593
... A palpable hit... ________________ Some men will always prefer war to peace; and other men, we who have learned from the past, have a moral obligation to...
Bill Ernoehazy, Jr
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Sep 7, 2007
2:27 pm
18594
... As has been mentioned, Don Giovanni ("Dr. Bill") in Trimaris does some two-handed German-style longsword fighting with a fairly long "rapier" blade (i.e....
Chris Zakes
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Sep 7, 2007
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18595
Would really depend on the weapon I would think(this part gets weird), if using a shorter 2 handed weapon I will concede going to 1h to finish a series, but I ...
David Whitford
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Sep 7, 2007
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18596
This is answered in one of my replies to Don Robert. Ursus ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Ursus Grim
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