Question anout LP Sabre Gear

[springdon]

A few years ago, I think Leon Paul offered a heavier weight Sabre handle. It was black and thinner than an Allstar-Uhlmann, and not patterned like their newest ones.

I have one on my present grip and would like to get more, but I they are not available (as far as I can tell.) Now I am beginning to doubt whether they existed (though I have one!)

Does anyone else remember these?

[twisterfencing]

Is it this one?

http://www.leonpaulusa.com/acatalog/...re_Handle.html

This is the oldest one that I know of from LP

If not, give me a tad bit more detail than a heavier weight sabre handle. Is it, was it rubber? Plastic? Leather? Metal core? Just a little more and might be able to assist you.

Gary Spruill

A few years ago, I think Leon Paul offered a heavier weight Sabre handle. It was black and thinner than an Allstar-Uhlmann, and not patterned like their newest ones.

I have one on my present grip and would like to get more, but I they are not available (as far as I can tell.) Now I am beginning to doubt whether they existed (though I have one!)

Does anyone else remember these?

[shalini2006]

Épée, as the sporting weapon known today, was invented in the second half of the 19th century by a group of French students, who felt that the conventions of foil were too restrictive, and the weapon itself too light; they wanted an experience closer to that of an actual duel. At the point of its conception, the épée was, essentially, an exact copy of a small sword but without the needle-sharp point. Instead, the blade terminated in a point d'arrêt, a three-pronged tip which would snag on the clothing without penetrating the flesh.