It may be cheaper than the older one now, still more than when I got the older one. It does look broader than the older one (and they both seem to have length choice now). Being that the knuckle bow is so spaced out, if one hacks off the bottom of it, Thibault can be cheated and retain a the knuckle bow with his grip.
We have a few Hf armoury eco rapiers in our loaner swords, and I would always choose the Castille ones over those. They are either too heavy tip weighted, or too light because they are epee blade version, and on top of that, I'm not a fan of the skinny handles.
@ the epee bladed ones are awful but I disagree that the standard blade is too tip heavy, they have good blade presence and are monumentally more affordable
Black Fencers can sometimes cost slightly more for us in Canada, due to exchange rates, duty, and shipping rates. However, we did order two of those to test out for our next video!!
It may be cheaper than the older one now, still more than when I got the older one. It does look broader than the older one (and they both seem to have length choice now). Being that the knuckle bow is so spaced out, if one hacks off the bottom of it, Thibault can be cheated and retain a the knuckle bow with his grip.
What’s rattling? The blade against the cross or the blade against the shell?
So it’s $100 more than an hf armory rapier, has no blade presence and it rattles. I think Castile has lost its place as the go to economy option
We have a few Hf armoury eco rapiers in our loaner swords, and I would always choose the Castille ones over those. They are either too heavy tip weighted, or too light because they are epee blade version, and on top of that, I'm not a fan of the skinny handles.
@ the epee bladed ones are awful but I disagree that the standard blade is too tip heavy, they have good blade presence and are monumentally more affordable
@@Tacklebox3000 perhaps the ones we got were a bad batch :( I'll give them another go sometime, I've been eyeing their new glove!
$375 is way too much. Even $290 for the basic is steep. The blackfencer is under $250.
Black Fencers can sometimes cost slightly more for us in Canada, due to exchange rates, duty, and shipping rates. However, we did order two of those to test out for our next video!!