| My experience is that whether a Lame erodes a jacket is more dependent on the jacket than the Lame. Older Lames didn't erode jackets as much as the more recent stainless Lames. The erosion of the jacket is quite dependent on the material. I have repaired jackets where the Lame has completed eroded through the jacket. In one case on the off hand wrist and another where the inner upper arm of the jacket was completely eaten through.
And it can depend on exactly when a brand name jacket from a leading manufacturer was made. The manufacturers do change the materials they use. I have seen newer jackets eroded while older jackets of the same model weren't. I have a 1996 Allstar Startex jacket with no erosion, although that's not the best indicator since I don't fence Foil.
Good luck.
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