My girlfriend obtained this old grip during her collegiate fencing career and absolutely loves it, but has not been able to find anything exactly like it. So far, it seems to look most like a small short, uninsulated German grip (I don't see any markings or brand name). I've included some pictures from different angles. The finger grooves are quite deep and comfortable... could that possibly be from many uses over the years?
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!
Santelli, old, and horrible if you actually want to grip the weapon correctly with a proper orthopedic grip. I think it's a German visconti, and we have a small box of them floating around the club. I'll sell them to you, along with some of my new fancy wooden nickels.
Yes, that's what I'd call a German Grip... with the back partially chopped off. I used them a bit, but I think the Uhlmann Viscontis are more comfortable. Ask her if she's tried them, and if not she should give them a shot.
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Last edited by OROD; 08-12-2006 at 05:31 AM.
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What was the comment regarding Santelli referring to? Is there a Santelli grip?
It seems like she can just order a short German grip instead of trying to chop off the long prong that would otherwise extend past the wrist.
It does seem like on her grip, the grooves for index, middle, and ring fingers seem quite deep and pronounced. Is there any way to wear the grooves of a new grip down faster to get deeper grooves for fingers? (other than fencing a lot)
Is there any way to wear the grooves of a new grip down faster to get deeper grooves for fingers? (other than fencing a lot)
Th strategy of fencing a lot in order to wear down a grip is not going to be a very good one. Unless you fence with a glove made out of sandpaper, you'll probably need several decades (millenia?) in order to make much of a dent. OROD's suggestion is one obvious solution. I would go to a club where a bunch of people fence and try out several grips. There are also several different varieties of german grips: Uhlmann, Triplette, etc. They are all slighly different from one another.
Th strategy of fencing a lot in order to wear down a grip is not going to be a very good one. Unless you fence with a glove made out of sandpaper, you'll probably need several decades (millenia?) in order to make much of a dent. OROD's suggestion is one obvious solution. I would go to a club where a bunch of people fence and try out several grips. There are also several different varieties of german grips: Uhlmann, Triplette, etc. They are all slighly different from one another.
Tomas
as a matter of, I know of a friend whoes hand can polish a ortho grip. Every grip in hand will eventually turns smooth and dark-grey color over merely a month of so of usage...
though all the grip she has are AF store branded ones, maybe this is common for AF grips?
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