questions about my sabre

[sabrefencer93]

i just ordered a custom leon paul sabre :
chameleon blade, leon paul rubber handle and pommel, leon paul lightweight hungarian gard, absorbing tumb pad , two pin socket. how does this sabre sound like it would hold up? any sort of feedback would be great!

[twisterfencing]

You should have tons of fun with it!

If it fits, feels good to you, then its the best!


Gary Spruill

i just ordered a custom leon paul sabre :
chameleon blade, leon paul rubber handle and pommel, leon paul lightweight hungarian gard, absorbing tumb pad , two pin socket. how does this sabre sound like it would hold up? any sort of feedback would be great!

[sabrefencer93]

thanks, but what about the quality and endurability of the sabre?

[CvilleFencer]

It is an StM saber blade with Leon Paul parts. LP saber guards last a long time. I hate the foam pad inside and would suggest ripping that thing off and painting or taping the inside of the guard, that is my only complaint on them really. It is a saber, more expensive than some and cheaper than others...

[Fencergrl]

A sabre is just a metal stick that makes a light go off when you hit your opponent. Anything added to it is just window dressing/ personal choice. The differences are less significant than foils & epees.

What you're really asking is "Did I do good?"... <fencergrl pats sabrefencer93> You did good, you will enjoy your new sabre, it will be shiny and have a special feel because it's your own and it sounds like your first purchase of equipment. Seriously... buying new gear is tons of fun, I spend several thousand a year and I still get giddy when something new & different gets purchased.

[sabrefencer93]

when it came i jumped up and down like a little kid on christmas, because it was my early christmas present, merry christmas to me! my sabre has yet to come in, but my mask, lame, mask chord, glove and bag have and my mask is pretty great! its the new FIE sabre mask!

[I_luv_saber]

when it came i jumped up and down like a little kid on christmas, because it was my early christmas present, merry christmas to me! my sabre has yet to come in, but my mask, lame, mask chord, glove and bag have and my mask is pretty great! its the new FIE sabre mask!

LP's are good sabers. They definitely last. As Fencergrl noted, most sabers don't have a whole lot of difference between them, but they are good sabers.

Personally, Eternally Tom converted me to the bayonet cords/sockets, but it's generally a good idea to go with whatever system your club uses (you can borrow cords/sockets when you need to, easier to get stuff worked on, etc), which if you're in the States is going to be 2-pin. So yeah - good choice.

Enjoy your shiny new equipment. Time to give that saber some character!

[sabrefencer93]

i was going to get the bayonet socket, but i wasn't sure how many bayonet body chords my club had, but i figured you couldn't go wrong with a leon paul sabre, does anyone know how well their jackets hold up?

[Inquartata]

I'll answer that, when the question is written properly.

[I_luv_saber]

i was going to get the bayonet socket, but i wasn't sure how many bayonet body chords my club had, but i figured you couldn't go wrong with a leon paul sabre, does anyone know how well their jackets hold up?

It seems like nearly always it's 2 pin here in the States. The bayonets are more popular in the UK.

I haven't had much experience with their jackets, but I've heard they are good. Pretty much anything coming out of that company I've either heard good things about, or can vouch for directly. The only con, if any, is that they tend to be pricey. But hey, it's quality stuff (IMO).

[Wetmelon]

It seems like nearly always it's 2 pin here in the States. The bayonets are more popular in the UK.

You know, the first time I ever fenced electric sabre, I borrowed someone's sabre: Bayonet socket. Absolutely fantastic, I'm getting bayonet on my next sabre/bodycord purchase

Oh yea, it was in the states, but on an LP sabre :P

[I_luv_saber]

You know, the first time I ever fenced electric sabre, I borrowed someone's sabre: Bayonet socket. Absolutely fantastic, I'm getting bayonet on my next sabre/bodycord purchase

Oh yea, it was in the states, but on an LP sabre :P

They are here, in pockets. I love them, myself. I'd never go back to 2 prong.

[Inquartata]

Just make sure it's LP cords with LP sockets. Mixing and matching seems to work out unfortunately.

[JayhawkPawn]

Just make sure it's LP cords with LP sockets. Mixing and matching seems to work out unfortunately.

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Actually, he has a point. Manufacturers make all of this to work just perfectly with their own stuff. Any single one of them will say that yes, your Mr. Chen bodywire will work with the LP/Uhlmann/EI/BG/AF/Estoc socket, but it won't sit perfectly. Also the LP bayonet sockets seem to not explode as much when they're used often, so says my wife.

-Jay, now chilly in hell.

[Purple Fencer]

Definitely...if you're going to go with an LP-style bayo setup....get LP and nothing else. The Uhlmann knockoffs are crap.

[I_luv_saber]

Just make sure it's LP cords with LP sockets. Mixing and matching seems to work out unfortunately.

Yes! I should have mentioned that before...

I've had some from PBT that aren't bad. I dunno if they actually make them or not...

[Inquartata]

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...a guy who uses two-prong and makes fun of everyone who uses bayonet.

My coach encourages---that is, pretty much forces---all of his new students to use bayonet, because "they always work". Thus I delight in making fun of him when the things develop the same sorts of problems on the strip that mine do. Funny how having to fiddle with his weapon connection 20 times during a bout never seems to make him change his mind about their "inherent superiority"...

[I_luv_saber]

My conversion is out of practice. Maybe it was a fluke... I dunno. But I fenced two prong for years. At the Szombathely camp in Hungary, Tom convinced me to have a go with the bayonet since I had a bayonet cord laying around and needed to buy a new socket anyway. Haven't looked back since.

I'm not smart enough of an armorer to tell you why one is better than the other... just that my experience shows bayonets are more reliable (especially about staying in) without any fuss.

For the most part it's all six to one, half dozen to another, though. They both accomplish the goals reasonably well.

[sabrefencer93]

Well ill stick with the two pronged for now, but if it gives me trouble i will switch to bayonet!

[I_luv_saber]

You should be more than fine with the 2 prong. Especially if that's what your club uses (which it probably is). Otherwise, you'd better enjoy doing your own maintenance !

If for whatever reason you do switch, I would go with Leon Paul or maybe Negrini. But for now, especially after buying shiny new equipment, I wouldn't worry about it.