Sharpened Flemish Pappenheimer Rapier with scabbard

Its actually got some pretty good yet mildly front-ward balance for the price, and the blade is beefy enough to where I don't worry too much about damaging it if I were to do cut practice on targets. the biggest issue I had with it was that the guard seemed a bit too narrow over my hand. The edges, while not really sharp, were definitely rough enough that when I was performing a lunge and it stopped early, the guard impacted my hand on one side and actually cut in a bit, drew blood. I intend to fix that with filing and a lot of time, but it wouldn't have been a problem if the hilt was a bit broader. Now my guard also was a bit lopsided in its welds on one side, so its entirely possible I just got a flawed hilt or it was squished/damaged in shipping, but I'm doing this assessment on the rapier I have, not any hypotheticals. the wire wrapped handle is also smooth but not exactly the most comfortable on the hands, so I recommend a sword gauntlet if you're planning on using it for any time. All being said though, this is actually a very good rapier, and very durable, though I may have gotten a scratch/dent flawed version where the hilt was concerned. I'd definitely get it again though, as I'm not afraid of doing my own modifications to it. Really only true flaw here is how they always seem to be out of stock. Strongblade, please get more of these pronto!