Blades!!! - Fencing.Net Discussion
topleft topright

Go Back   Fencing.Net Discussion > General Fencing > Armory - Q&A

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-28-2009, 10:36 PM   #1
Just Joined
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Sunnyvale, Ca
Posts: 5
ellie is on a distinguished road
Blades!!!

Hi!
So, at the risk of sounding somewhat idiotic, I was wondering if there is a difference between left and right handed sabre blades?

Thanks!
ellie is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
And now for this message...
Go Green members don't see these ads.


Old 09-28-2009, 10:47 PM   #2
Senior Member
 
Fencergrl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Cougar Country
Posts: 9,713
Fencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond reputeFencergrl has a reputation beyond repute
The blades are the same. As a complete weapon the plug is on opposite sides. That is why if you look at this (or any site) for ordering you will find the option for right or left hand for complete weapons but not for replacement blades.
__________________
"But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic & that’s what makes my life so f'cking fantastic"~ Lily Allen
By the time a woman realizes that her mother was right, she already has a daughter who's convinced she's wrong.
Fencergrl is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-28-2009, 11:05 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Purple Fencer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Panorama City, ca USA
Posts: 7,433
Purple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond reputePurple Fencer has a reputation beyond repute
The only difference is the guard...THOSE are right and left handed. Everything else is identical.
__________________
Need fencing equipment? See me at H.O.M. Fencing Supply


Going to your first tournament? Read "Choose yer weapon, Laddie (or: Dude, where's my foil?)"

Proud member of the August Armorers...."We fix swords gud!!"

"Pull his head up...he suckin' mud!"

Ka-parry (that's for you, Morion!)
Purple Fencer is online now  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2009, 10:35 PM   #4
Senior Member
 
acaba's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Posts: 191
acaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant futureacaba has a brilliant future
Send a message via AIM to acaba
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fencergrl View Post
The blades are the same.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Purple Fencer
The only difference is the guard... Everything else is identical.
Y'all, SSSHHHHHH!!!!!!

Ellie, please pay no attention to these "experts". EVERYONE knows that LH and RH blades are different. Personally I store all my RH blades next to my powedered kerosene, and my LH blades next to the lefthanded smoke shifter. And next time you are out on a snipe hunt, can you pick up some instant water before you get back to camp?
acaba is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2009, 02:34 PM   #5
Curmudgeon Emeritus
 
Inquartata's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
Posts: 26,046
Inquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond reputeInquartata has a reputation beyond repute
Cough.

RH blades also tend to get a curve to the left, and LH blades get a curve to the right. ( I suppose you already know the reasons for curving a blade. )

And people who rely a lot on PIL and stop-thrusts tend to have blades with eccentric curves, sometimes several of them at once...
__________________
Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
Inquartata is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2009, 06:34 PM   #6
Senior Member
 
EldRick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 328
EldRick is a name known to allEldRick is a name known to allEldRick is a name known to allEldRick is a name known to allEldRick is a name known to allEldRick is a name known to all
Of course there is a difference: left-handed sabres are always held in the left hand, while people hold right-handed sabres in their right hand. It's obvious once you know this little fencing secret.
__________________
Safety Is No Accident!
EldRick is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Tweet This!Share on FacebookReddit!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Katy Blades May Tournament -- Katy Blades Fencing Academy: Katy, TX Web Bot Tournament Results 0 05-17-2009 01:00 AM
Best blades you ever saw Evan Gilchrist Armory - Q&A 19 05-07-2006 04:40 PM
Fence PBT non-FIE Blades = Dinamo blades ? Zara_athlen Armory - Q&A 2 10-08-2004 03:20 PM
[CFML] 19th century style saber blades -- curved blades popinjayswords Classical Fencing Mailing List 0 09-11-2003 09:00 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:14 PM.


(c) 1995 - 2009 Fencing Net; Fencing.Net, fdn, Fencing101, Epee101, Foil101, Sabre101 are all trademarks of Fencing.Net, LLC.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. - Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5 -    
Follow fencing.net on Facebook