HEMA training longsword compendium

[Sir Edward]

Interesting idea, but it's clearly one person's opinions, and he doesn't like the Albion Meyer (which makes his opinions circumspect to me):

http://hemareviews.blogspot.com/2013/08/hema-training-longswords-compendium.html

[Ian]

I'm trying to snag a Regenyei feder off of MyA right now, but the guy selling it is asking more than a new one costs and I'm trying to talk him down.

I think his criticism of the Meyer is not that he doesn't like the sword itself, he just doesn't think it's worth the price when compared to a lot of other feders that perform similarly and cost almost half as much.  A bare-bones Regenyei Feder costs about $250 + shipping, an Albion Meyer is $490.  That's quite a hard pill to swallow if you're not getting twice the sword for twice the price.  I think that's a fair criticism.  The only other complaint I've seen about the Meyer is a lot of the European guys seem to think it's a little on the short side, but I have way too little experience to know if that's justified or not.  You and Sir Brian seem to love your Meyer's and I have a lot of respect for your opinions on the matter so I think the sword itself is perfectly fine, but I do think it's a bit expensive when compared to virtually every other popular feder on the market.

He also had the same criticism of the A&A Fechterspiel, which again is just as expensive as the Meyer, (actually more expensive if you get the nicer finish).

[Sir Edward]

Yes, they are definitely expensive. I'd like to take a close-up look at some of the cheaper offerings to see how they stack up. For me, I can justify the cost because I trust A&A and Albion's manufacturing process, and know that I'm getting a good sword. The Meyer's blade length is 36", which puts it right at being a completely average longsword. The Fechterspiel has nearly 2" on it, but also is pretty typical for a longsword, so I think they're all in the range of "personal preference" 

[Don Jorge]

I'm trying to snag a Regenyei feder off of MyA right now, but the guy selling it is asking more than a new one costs and I'm trying to talk him down.

I think his criticism of the Meyer is not that he doesn't like the sword itself, he just doesn't think it's worth the price when compared to a lot of other feders that perform similarly and cost almost half as much.  A bare-bones Regenyei Feder costs about $250 + shipping, an Albion Meyer is $490.  That's quite a hard pill to swallow if you're not getting twice the sword for twice the price.  I think that's a fair criticism.  The only other complaint I've seen about the Meyer is a lot of the European guys seem to think it's a little on the short side, but I have way too little experience to know if that's justified or not.  You and Sir Brian seem to love your Meyer's and I have a lot of respect for your opinions on the matter so I think the sword itself is perfectly fine, but I do think it's a bit expensive when compared to virtually every other popular feder on the market.

He also had the same criticism of the A&A Fechterspiel, which again is just as expensive as the Meyer, (actually more expensive if you get the nicer finish).

Where do you get a Regenyei Feder for 250 plus shipping? The best I can find is 350 shipped...are we talking about the thick version?

[Ian]

http://www.regenyei.sg18.net/en_feders_order.html

Fees

The cost for one piece of standard feder is 177,8 Euro + extra accessories.

So depending on how you want to dress it up, they start at about $244 USD and go up from there.

[Don Jorge]

Yeah but what is shipping to the US like...it was 30 EURO for one blade in EUROPE :/

[Ian]

Yeah but what is shipping to the US like...it was 30 EURO for one blade in EUROPE :/

Dunno, never needed to follow up with it.  I'm sure you'll save on shipping if you plan to purchase multiple feders.  I ended up buying one used from here in the US.