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#7 Blade? No, of course I realize there are no #7 blades. However, as an avid fan of the Italian school, they traditionally used longer blades and I would love to play around with some. As far as I can tell from other posts here, a #5 is only about 35" and the subsequent lower numbered blades are approximate inches shorter (a #0 being about 5" shorter than a manufacturers #5, a #2 being 3" shorter, etc...) So, could a manufacturer make Italian blades at 37", brand them #5 and then have the #0 of these blades be about 32", etc.... "Si tu no sabes todas las acciones es como si un músico no supiera tocar todas las notas." - Fernando Chiriboga
"If you do not know all the actions it is like a musician who does not know all the notes."
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 Originally Posted by cfaustus No, of course I realize there are no #7 blades. However, as an avid fan of the Italian school, they traditionally used longer blades and I would love to play around with some. As far as I can tell from other posts here, a #5 is only about 35" and the subsequent lower numbered blades are approximate inches shorter (a #0 being about 5" shorter than a manufacturers #5, a #2 being 3" shorter, etc...) So, could a manufacturer make Italian blades at 37", brand them #5 and then have the #0 of these blades be about 32", etc.... That's an approximate...the #5 is actually specified to be 90 cm from the shoulder to the tip.
There is NO specified length for a #2...I could take an umarked blade that was 120 cm from the shoulder to the tip, stamp a "2" on it, and it's legally a #2 blade.
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Originally Posted by Purple Fencer That's an approximate...the #5 is actually specified to be 90 cm from the shoulder to the tip. The maximum blade length is 90cm for foils and epees, and 88cm for sabres. (foil m.8, epee m.16, sabre m.23)
It could be shorter, but not longer.
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Originally Posted by GGK The maximum blade length is 90cm for foils and epees, and 88cm for sabres. (foil m.8, epee m.16, sabre m.23)
It could be shorter, but not longer.
G oOPS...I sot corrected...thanks.
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