Economy hilt rapier

The economy hilt is our answer to those who are starting out and want a well-built practice sword to fence with while they determine what style they want to do and what sword they really want. We don't spend time finishing these hilts like we do the more historically accurate ones; they are rough and unevenly colored, but feel free to put in your own elbow grease - they shine up as well as anything else we make, as they are of the same high-quality steel.

We have 4 versions of the rapier, all mounting a 42" Darkwood practice rapier blade by default (that means 40" of blade in front of the hilt).

We have a Pappenheimer, a Shell hilt, and a Dish hilt; for those who don't want to get too reliant on a closed front hilt, we also have a Ring hilt.

If you are price conscious we can also mount these hilts with the Hanwei 37" practical rapier blade (35" on the front of the hilt) or a Hanwei 43" (41" in front) for the appropriate discount. (Keep in mind we are only resellers of Hanwei goods and can offer no warranty on breakage.)

NEW! We now offer a very light pommel, the Small Barrel, that balances the 37" Hanwei blades in these hilts very well. (We feel it is a bit too light for the Darkwood 42" blades, though.)