Will it be okay if I

[FreshPrinceofEWU]

Rewire one of my foils with a leon paul wire and FWF tip and barrel? I'm assuming it would be but I didn't know for sure and I didn't want to put it all together to find out it doesn't fit right. Anyone know?

[forethought]

Rewire one of my foils with a leon paul wire and FWF tip and barrel? I'm assuming it would be but I didn't know for sure and I didn't want to put it all together to find out it doesn't fit right. Anyone know?

As someone who uses Leon Paul tips on every weapon he has, if you can help it, don't use their wire. I'm assuming you're wanting to use a German style tip (FWF does make French style tips), so going off that, use either a German wire, or get your hands on the wires that F.net sells that are made by Gary Spruill.

[Purple Fencer]

If you have an FWF barrel , use a German wire...either the Uhlmann/Allstar type or the Spruill (I sell them as well...haven't used ANY ogther wire for german tips since 2005).

The "french" tip FWF makes is not a true french like a Sport 7....it's a german barrel with a french type retaining system...frankly, a horrible design. Either way, it uses a German wire.

If you want a GOOD german tip...go the FWF Xtra....double thick barrel means the screw is much better protected, resists jams from denting like crazy, and uses a normal german tip. I've used and sold no other german foil point since they came out.

[InFerrumVeritas]

As the above have said, no, you shouldn't use a Leon Paul (or French either for that matter) wire with a German tip (which is what most FWF tips are). You should use a German wire.