A Quote regarding the "Rapier Peerage"

[j_v_lynch]

It seems to me that there are people out there who are exemplars of Peer qualities, show undoubted combat prowess and are teachers of martial skill. One would think the Chivalry and Laurels would be arguing over which Order got to grab these assets, not over who had to take them grudgingly. Adding the Worthy magnifies the Orders' glory and respect, it does not dilute it.

-- Alex Baird on The Armour Archive

Comments

[pearl]

It looks like it's vanished but this used to be on the Lochac Laurels' website, and they do have a fencing laurel.
(This was up years before the whole 5th peerage thing got big, not a recent thing.)
Just mentioning it because I find it interesting. :)

But I'm not a fencer, or a peer, so what do I know?