It's a strange comparison to make with the Allagan battleaxe anyway, since the axe has no parry and will continue to fall short of bravura (or, more likely, the new ilvl 90 axe from extreme modes that will, hopefully, have parry and any other stat besides skill speed, making it the new best in slot) even after it is buffed to an ilvl 95. An ilvl 95 sword and an easy-to-obtain ilvl 90 shield is completely fair I think.