The 3.0 S&F had the stats I quoted if their nerfed in A&E that's just silly cause then their just a rapier you have to spend a feat on. Do 3.0 books actually trump each other?
Wow I just googled the eratta it's nerfed to 19-20. Why?!?! now it's an exotic short sword with literally no benifits I'm not sure but I think it might even be slash rather than slash/pierce so it's inferior to it's closest phb cousin.
Why couldn't it be nerfed to 18-20 and have it spelled out in rules that you can't be disarmed.
more wasted ink from WotC.