Leon Paul Mask: Weird circular thing on top of mask

[sassa]

Hi

I just got some equipment from Leon Paul London. I was so happy to get my FIE mask for Epee in grey with this months discount Hooray.

But I have a question: What's this circle thing on the top of my mask? (Please see attachment). It's the one on the right in the middle of the picture just below the back rim.

I can get really petty when I buy new things and it's bothering me, that I don't know what this is.

Thanks for helping me figure this out

[Purple Fencer]

It's designed to fit over the curve of the back of your skull to hold the mask on your head.

[sassa]

Hi Purple Fencer

Thanks for trying to clarify. I didn't mean the contour fit system though, but the
little circle that's sort of "embedded" in the metal part of the mask...

[Purple Fencer]

Oh...THAT....dunno....best wait for Barry or Alex Paul to respond, unless someone else knows.

[Inquartata]

It's the Ouroboros. Do not inquire further, unless you are an initiate into the Mysteries. Just accept that it is the mark that identifies you ever henceforth as thrall to LP. Perform well for them, or your punishment in the afterlife will be terrible!

[Rockstar44]

Actually, it looks like your attachment answers you question. It's an optical illusion.

[NeilNZ]

I always thought it was a marker to denote size... I could be (and probably am) wrong.

[adrianhk]

My Athos mask has a 1 cm by 1/2 cm peice of sheet metal soldered on the side. I always wondered what that was for. Maybe they are for a similar purpose.

[fencerbill]

On masks by other manufacturers, it represents a size mark. Someone from LP will have to settle it definitively.

But do watch out if it disappears. The size mark can come off, or get knocked off. Since it was probably welded on to start, I have seen it leave a defective point on the mask where it can fail a punch test. Every time I have seen this, I repaired it with a steel pop rivet since it does not reflect a deficiency in manufacture but just a boo-boo.

[foibles]

Optional firewire port.

[adrianhk]

No, it is not an optional firewire port. It is the new usb 3.0, still in testing, but mandatory to use because it is so awesome. They found a way to plug a cable in there, and then plug it into the reel. It eliminates the need for saber mask cords, and a little screen pops up in your mask with the score.

[D'Art]

Lies! All lies!!

It's my halo, and I want my mask back.

[adrianhk]

You have a METAL halo?

[Morale Officer]

It's the socket for my horns. They don't fit under my foil mask, but they do fit under my sabre mask, so I have to attatch them to the outside of my foil...how did you end up with my mask?

[Displacement]

A round rivit Seems like an odd method to denote mask size.

I'd like to know the answer as well, My guess is that it's used in the production of the mask (what for I have no Idea).

[Purple Fencer]

A round rivit Seems like an odd method to denote mask size.

Sometimes not...my Prieur foil mask has a metal triangle for a size 3...I;ve seen a square for a 4.

[chinbeard]

It's a weight for enhancing your balance and performance. Try this: Borrow a mask and do some lunges. Then, put on your mask and do some lunges. Notice the difference?

[Craig]

That micro-device is the LP 2009 GPS Transciever unit. They embed this in all Leon Paul masks so that if you are fencing against one of "Team LP" then their weapons (which have specialized receivers embedded in the grips) "know" exactly where you are and can help direct the Team LP fencer's weapon at the open target.

Each member of Team LP is given the control codes and developer's kit, but it only works in a Mac environment.

Seriously - It's used to denote size. Each manufacturer has a slightly different method but it makes visually identifying the size easier than looking inside the mask for the label.

Craig

[Joe biebel]

That micro-device is the LP 2009 GPS Transciever unit. They embed this in all Leon Paul masks so that if you are fencing against one of "Team LP" then their weapons (which have specialized receivers embedded in the grips) "know" exactly where you are and can help direct the Team LP fencer's weapon at the open target.

Each member of Team LP is given the control codes and developer's kit, but it only works in a Mac environment.

SNIP
Craig

All true. This is why I always wear my aluminum foil hat underneath my mask Blocks the rays.

[Morale Officer]

That micro-device is the LP 2009 GPS Transciever unit. They embed this in all Leon Paul masks so that if you are fencing against one of "Team LP" then their weapons (which have specialized receivers embedded in the grips) "know" exactly where you are and can help direct the Team LP fencer's weapon at the open target.

Each member of Team LP is given the control codes and developer's kit, but it only works in a Mac environment.

Seriously - It's used to denote size. Each manufacturer has a slightly different method but it makes visually identifying the size easier than looking inside the mask for the label.

Craig

::rocking back and forth:: Cant fence...LP Team will eat me...