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12-06-2006, 11:04 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| BF Maraging Epees - Gold?
I was looking around online for a replacement for my recently broken BF Blue. In the process I happened upon Leon Paul USA's page and found not only the standard issue BF Blue and BF White, but also a Gold version. Can any of you tell me anything about this blade?
Thanks!!
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12-06-2006, 11:31 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
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| The qualities are supposedly midway between that of the white and blue.
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12-07-2006, 07:03 AM
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#3 | | Perpetual Ephemerist
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| Is there really a difference between blue and white other than surface finish? | 
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12-07-2006, 07:11 AM
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#4 | | Madness?
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Originally Posted by magic_moose  Is there really a difference between blue and white other than surface finish? | Allegedly they're color coded to distinguish between varying levels of flex, but no, there's no difference. | |
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12-07-2006, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Noodle What are the differences among the colored Blaise Freres (BF) Maraging blades?
BF Blue blades are the most flexible, most resilient, and the lightest. They are also the most expensive. They, though, are much more likely to take a radical bend if it deals a hit that has enough force behind it, for whatever reason.
BF White blades are much more stiff and a little heavier. They are slightly more succeptible to the everyday bends, but when they take a big hit, they're much less likely to take a radical, deforming bend.
BF Gold blades are a happy average of the qualities of the above two.
The colors of the blades are a result of the gaseous environment they are tempered in. The colored coating is also helps to prevent oxidation of the underlying metal. Other information can be found in the Fencing.Net Equipment Review Section | Taken from Noodle's Fencing.net FAQ v1.1. Yes, this forum does have an FAQ.
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12-07-2006, 09:31 AM
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#6 | | The Judge
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Originally Posted by larkmaj Taken from Noodle's Fencing.net FAQ v1.1. Yes, this forum does have an FAQ. | as an aside, those rules seem to be changing as of late.
i have a really heavy, stiff blue and a light flexible white | |
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