LOL........it's a tool of the trade , new ones leave a lot to be desired in that arena !.....Thats three old man comments in two days and I don't even have a birthday coming....you , tijeras slim and eeeeekr ! Ya'll in cahoots ?.........:o)
We can still beat down the whippersnappers with our experience. LOL.
I fenced for about six years but it was so long ago, I forgot everything. It's a young man's game because you need the knees.
I have been looking for a nice sword for years. The Civil War ones just don't do it for me. We went to the Irish Festival this year and I found a nice one. No pictures but it's 34 inches long and slender. I have the Scotish Broadsword but your hand gets trapped in the basket. Sort of uncomfortable.