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Sir Edward:

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=SH2458&name=Hanwei+Practical+Langmesser+

I'm tempted to get one of these. It's pretty cost-effective as a messer trainer.

Sir William:
How different are the fighting styles between lang messer and longsword?

Sir Edward:
Very similar, actually. With swords of the same size, the same techniques will work. The messers only really differ in that they have a single edge (though the back-edge was often sharpened in the last few inches or so), and they have a "nagel" (literally "nail", sort of a third quillion on the guard). So back-edge cuts still work with the tip, and that nagel can catch some things that a longsword or arming sword might miss. So even with some minor differences, most of the same stuff works.

Sir William:
That is good to know...thanks!

Das Bill:
These have unforutately been in the realm of "coming soon" for about a year now, I think, due to the fire that happened at the Hanwei factory. They announced that these were about to come out, then the fire happened, and they don't know when they'll be able to put them into production.


--- Quote from: Sir William on 2011-06-24, 14:15:39 ---How different are the fighting styles between lang messer and longsword?

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As Ed said, they're practically the same. In the Liechtenauer tradition, a weapon is a weapon, and it's all part of the same art. The biggest difference, though, is that the langes messer is a single handed sword, and the longsword is a two handed sword, so that makes minor biomechanical differences in how you execute actions.

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