BF blades

[gary-foil]

Are the BF blades really worth their cost ?
What so special about the BF blades ?
I use Leon Paul's flickmaster and find them really great except for their cost.

gary-foil

[latenight]

If by bf you mean Blaise Freres blades, triplette competition arms blades are made by them : (from their site)

Triplette (TCA) Blades

Triplette steel is forged by Blaise Freres, the finest forge in France. For four generations, the Blaise family has produced the quickest, best handling, most durable fencing blades available at any price. These are the blades used by the French national Team, and have as unmatched record of performance in World Championship competition. The blades are produced on the most sophisticated computer controlled robotic forge in the fencing world. In order to keep the highest standards of quality, quantities are very limited. This supply is further limited by the heavy demand for blades. Uhlmann-Allstar in Germany and Dueci Escrime in Italy also sell Blaise Freres blades as their best pieces (although at higher prices than we do), do despite our best efforts we might occasionally sell out of certain blades. Triplette blades come in various degrees of flexibility. Please inquire if you want something special.

Foil

BF-T10 Foil, Practice 0,2,4,5 $20.50
BF-T20 Foil, Bare Electric 0,2,4,5 $28.50
BF-T40 Foil, Wired Electric 0,2,4,5 $36.95
BF-T41 Foil, Gold, rectangular cross section, bare $33.95
BF-T42 Foil, Gold, wired electric $41.95
BF-T71 Foil, Super Blue Bare, 4 or 5 $33.95
BF-T72 Foil, Super Blue Wired Electric, 4 or 5 $41.95
BF-T61 Foil, Maraging, Bare, 5 only $79.95
BF-T62 Foil, Maraging Wired Electric, 5 only $87.95
BF-T81 Foil, Super Blue Bare Maraging, 5 only $88.95
BF-T82 Foil, Super Blue Maraging, Wired Electric 5 $96.95

maybe you can get a better price on a similar blade there. The BF blades seem to work well, many at our club use them.

ps- Im not trying to promote TCA here, I personally use Blade equipment. Just thought you might want to check them out. Their link is on the equipment page of fencing.net


[This message has been edited by latenight (edited 07-12-2000).]

[ 11-14-2001: Message edited by: latenight ]

[Matt]

Personally, I love the BF blades I've gotten from Triplette (I use the BF-gold blades). They're well balanced and have just the right stiffness for me--not stiff like a 2X4, but not limp as a noole, either. I don't know if they're really good for people who like to flick a lot, but since I hardly ever flick it's not a problem for me. Also, I've been using the of my BF blades interchangeable regularly for two years and none of them have broken yet (knock on wood
The blades my college club use are Dynamo blades, which also seem pretty durable, but are far too flexible for my taste. The other club in town uses Frane Lame blades for its club gear, and I think that they're pure crap. Just break too often.

Hope this helps,

Matt Pearsall
fencermatt@yahoo.com
President, WWU Fencing Club www.wwu.edu/~fencing

[gesk]

This is for Matt.
I am sorry but what is a 2x4 ?

Gesk

[rjccj]

Hey. I use Prieur gold blades which are forged by BF. You can flick with them, but they are better for beats and straight in attacks with a lot of point control. I like them better then the Tripplette BF blades which are what my club uses. The quality varies so much. They are all durable, but with varying degrees of flex.

[gesk]

I notice that the BF forging by Prieur is a lot thinner near the tip compared to the BF blades by Allstar.
Just how many types of BF blades are there in the matket ?

[rjccj]

At I believe duelist.com (one of the links in the equipment section) they describe 2 kinds of Allstar foils from BF, one more like the Prieur type, thick, not as whippy, and one thinner type, more flippy. They describe the difference as "French style" vs. "German style", not classically speaking. The BF blades from tripplette have run the gauntlet, from stiff as a board to almost as flexible as Leon Paul blades.

[gesk]

Actually I thought that the Prieur baldes were very whippy. I tried someones Prieur blade and found them to be extremely flexible.
Hey rjccj I just ordered an Uhlmann BF blade through a group order. Are they like Allstar ? Do they have different types of flexible BF blades ? I didn't state the type of blade when I ordered.

I personally hate stiff blades. Man i hope the Uhlmann baldes are flexible. My first time getting an Uhlmann BF balde.

[Zelda]

gesk, I HAD an Ulhmann BF blade... it was just right... I could flick if needed but didnt loose control on the straight attacks. Unfortunately I parried too hard and it broke.

[rjccj]

Really? I'm the only one around here that uses Prieur blades, so my experience is kinda limited. All the ones I've had are stiff compared to most. They aren't as Matt said 2x4's or wet noodles.

[gesk]

Zelda
Your BF blade broke after a hard parry ?
I have a tendency to do a big semi circular parry down, very hard.
How old is your blade ?
I guess it broke near the tip ?

rjccj
I tried this guys Prieur blade and found them nice and whippy. Not sure which type of Prieur blade they were. He said he bought them at the Seoul.

Regards
gesk

[Crash55]

I have had two Uhlmann BF blades. One broike after 6 months. The other barely lasted a month before it broke. I have since decided to go for the cheapest blades possible from now on.

[Machine]

Blades are differnet but it is what you like.
I like really stiff blades, trust me it dosen't prevent me from flicking. I have launched an attack to somones flant, as I hit his parry the Blade broke were the pomel starts. It was a BF blade and rather new.
It really is what you like really

[Josh M]

i bought two allstar bf blades at the junior/cadet worlds in south bend. the only reason i bought them is because allstar and ulmann were sell equipment at crazy low prices. i think it doesn't matter what brand of blade you buy, there's always a chance of getting a sh*tty blade. the best idea is to buy blades at competitions. it allows you to pick the best blades of the batch. i personally go for the sheapest ones.

[gesk]

uhlmann and allstar sell bf blades at crazy low prices ?? Really !!

[robbie]

A 2x4 is a piece of lumber... 2 inches in depth ... 4 inches in width. You're such a dedicated fencer! That's all you think about!