05-23-2006, 01:47 PM
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#1 | | Fencing Coach
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| Cheap handles
I use to have a source of handles for $2.99 each. I am needed to buy a good number for a new class set that I am putting together. I cannot find the site? Anyone else used them in the past, it was NOT a standard vendor and it saed me a LOT of money last time.
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05-23-2006, 03:05 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| Was it a vendor from Hong Kong by any chance?
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05-24-2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by hpfencing I use to have a source of handles for $2.99 each. I am needed to buy a good number for a new class set that I am putting together. I cannot find the site? ! |
Matt,
Maybe this is the site you are looking for.
Just a note: Buyer beware! http://www.fencing-equipment.bizhosting.com/index.htm
Gary Spruill
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05-24-2006, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by twisterfencing | I'd be really worried about ordering something from a site that uses this picture as an example of one of their foils 
Notice the problem?
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05-24-2006, 07:41 AM
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#5 | | Moderator
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| It's an extremely flexible blade, I'm sure. The FlickmasterPro++SuparExtreme++, to be exact. | |
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05-24-2006, 09:57 AM
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#6 | | Admin
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| Getting that body cord in is going to be a problem. | |
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05-24-2006, 10:50 AM
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| That's the thing I noticed! Looks like the person who put the weapon together has never actually fenced!!
Which makes me wonder about the other stuff.... I'm going to stear well clear | |
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05-25-2006, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Smyles I'd be really worried about ordering something from a site that uses this picture as an example of one of their foils
Notice the problem? | Someone's knuckles are really going to be hurt'en.
Here is a funny:
They list a complete foil tip (german) for like $6.99. I said, ok, I got to know. I ordered several of them. UPS shows up, opened the box and here is what I found.
The barrel was plastic and chrome platted???? What the heck? The tip was plastic with chrome on the top. The only metal material on this thing were the screws. I called the phone number and spoke with some guy with a russian accent. He goes into this really detail story on how this was USFA approved, how great they were and so on. What I answered? He went on and on, this set up was OK to use and I would have no problems with it. I did not tell him anything about my experience, yet wanted to see what they were selling and how they were getting away with it. End to a long story, don't order any foil or epee tips here. The warranty is one hit and one mile from sellers home. Not a good thing.
Gary Spruill
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05-25-2006, 12:14 AM
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| I'm no expert, but the sabre blades look a little fishy. Why is the electric one $1 more than the practice one when they're bare? And what's an S-2002 blade? | |
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05-25-2006, 01:51 AM
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| Actually, I have seen blades stamped S2001 and 2003, so I wouldn't be surprised if some manufacturer decided to just stamp the year of manufacture on their sabre blades. | |
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05-25-2006, 02:12 AM
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| Yeah a lot of them did actually. The first few years, it stopped being common after early 2003 to the best of my knowledge.
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I now dangle to the left....my tassle. Get your minds out of the gutter.
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05-25-2006, 02:18 AM
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| The FIE lists http://www.ggg.com.hk/ these guys as a vendor. I might be making a large assumption but I figure that if the FIE lists them they might be at least moderately reputable, and with prices like that....
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I now dangle to the left....my tassle. Get your minds out of the gutter.
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05-25-2006, 02:42 AM
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| The FIE has unclear requirements for being a vendor. For example, Absolute is listed, but BG is not. I've never heard of Kabcom, but FencewithFun, Cartel, and other manufacturers I know with FIE gear are not listed.
Which isn't to say anything against ggg.com.hk, of course. | |
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05-25-2006, 02:59 AM
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| An option...order at your own risk, get a practice glove?
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I now dangle to the left....my tassle. Get your minds out of the gutter.
"Martin was not an optimist; he was a prisoner of hope." Optimism is about assuming there's evidence that justifies your outlook while hope is about creating the evidence and procuring your own happiness or vision of the world. - Professor West
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05-26-2006, 01:29 PM
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| That has to be the most uncomfortable looking pistol grip I've ever seen... | |
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05-27-2006, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Monash_Armourer That has to be the most uncomfortable looking pistol grip I've ever seen... | If you think that looks bad, take a look at this one from their site! Visconte-grip.jpg
It's supposed to be visconti... looks more like a mutilated seagull!
And, I beg of you all, if you value your (in)sanity, don't go near what they're selling as "fencing shoes!"
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