Newb Question - Blade Size Explanation

[Clogar]

I often see blade sizes listed as (0,2,4,5). Can someone explain to me
what this means?

[Fencerbill]

In article <4001D2B3.2EC5@nospam.com>, Clogar <clogarnot@nospam.com> writes:

>I often see blade sizes listed as (0,2,4,5). Can someone explain to me
>what this means?

add 30 and you have the length in inches.

Bill Hall

[Holly E. Ordway]

Clogar <clogarnot@nospam.com> wrote in news:4001D2B3.2EC5@nospam.com:

> I often see blade sizes listed as (0,2,4,5). Can someone explain to me
> what this means?

Size 5 is the standard adult blade length. When you buy a blade or a
complete weapon, that's usually the default length. (There are some
adult fencers who choose to use a shorter blade, but I don't know a
single one personally and I suspect it's quite uncommon.) 0, 2, and 4
are shorter lengths usually used by kids. The youth competitions have
rules about what blade length the kids are allowed to use, so that the
smaller kids have proportionally smaller blades.

When I teach fencing at a summer camp, we use 4s for the older kids (10-
15) and 2s for the younger ones (6-9). They feel like toys! I've never
actually seen a size 0.

--Holly

[Amy & Joseph Kormann]

Holly E. Ordway wrote:

>When I teach fencing at a summer camp, we use 4s for the older kids (10-
>15) and 2s for the younger ones (6-9). They feel like toys! I've never
>actually seen a size 0.
>
>--Holly
>
>
Some people in the SCA use a 0-length as a dagger if that help. I have a
4-length foil that I practice with sometimes. I find it helpful to
practice with normal sized people to train against tall people with
longer reaches.

--
Amy and Joseph Kormann