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Old 09-30-2007, 01:52 AM   #1
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CF FIE Maraging Foil Blade

On the f.net store, CF FIE Maraging Foil Blade (Wired) is listed at $77.00 while the CF FIE Maraging Foil Blade (Bare) is listed at $97.50. Is this a mistake or are the blades actually different? I noticed that the picture for the two are the same, but the bare blade's page include the FWF logo.

Comments on the blade if you've own/held one is also appreciated
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Old 09-30-2007, 01:25 PM   #2
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They both bear the FWF logo if you look at the enlarged picture. My question is what forge makes CF and how do the blades feel?
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CF is Chevalier (Fencing, Forge, Freres?) is Prieur is France Lames, I thought.

If that's right, they're super light, super whippy, and super fragile. I have one. I used it for ten minutes, and now it sits in the corner.

I think Craig discounted the CF because people aren't buying them because of the aforementioned traits, and he didn't get around to the bare.

Just a guess.
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On the f.net store, CF FIE Maraging Foil Blade (Wired) is listed at $77.00 while the CF FIE Maraging Foil Blade (Bare) is listed at $97.50. Is this a mistake or are the blades actually different? I noticed that the picture for the two are the same, but the bare blade's page include the FWF logo.

Comments on the blade if you've own/held one is also appreciated
The bare one is in mint condition. Once wired and exposed to air, the CF blade's value drops by 15% !

On a serious note - I haven't been impressed with the Chevalier blade, so I only had a small batch of them in and most likely won't be carrying more of them. While they are light, they're fragile and don't seem to be as good of a value as a lot of the other FIE foil blades on the market.

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