num_pages: 31
description: *This instalment of The Swordsmans Quick Guide has been included as a chapter in the authors book The Theory and Practice of Historical Martial Arts.* This book is for beginners who want to practise swordsmanship and need to know what kind of sword to buy. It covers what to look for in safe training weapons as well as the ideal range of length weight and other specifications for each major European sword type including: Falchion Arming Sword Longsword Sidesword Rapier Backsword and Smallsword. It also covers choosing a supplier. Guy Windsor is a professional researcher and teacher of historical European swordsmanship and the author of several top-selling books on the subject including The Swordsmans Companion and The Medieval Longsword.
language: English
title: Choosing a Sword
publisher: None