man, the FS foil blades are some of the best blades you will ever find. Mine just broke, and I'd had it for two years, and it was used by someone who fenced weekly for three years. Thats five years overall.... not a bad blade.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. And from this side only! The flight of a half-man, half-bird. Dinosaurs nuzzling their young in pastures where strip malls should be. Cookies on dowels. All those moment, lost in time. Gone, like eggs off a hooker's stomach. Time to die" -Phil Ken Sebben
I think they are the fake FIE blades that Frances Lames. I still have one of their epee blades. They are quite flexible, and the best last for years (truly), the worst only hours. Once I broke two of these blades in one day. They are old circa 1996 or 1997.