Actually... Some time back I picked up a thoroughly destroyed old foil
(blade missing half its length and rusted away; wooden grip half gone) for
$20.00 just to salvage the lunette guard.
My wife (a silversmith by trade) cleaned it up and made wax copies. These
she adjusted to accept a modern dry foil blade.
She used the adjusted wax mold to cast a sterling silver lunette guard with
a sterling silver back which she mounted on a dry foil as the grand prize at
a recent veterans' (sport) fencing tournament.
The silver back was engraved with "Grand Prize" and "Fete de Lune 2003"
(Fete de Lune being the name of our annual veteran's tournament, held at
NASA in conjunction with an event called the Ballunar Festival, celebrating
the history of manned flight... and, yes, there are LOTS of balloonists at
the Ballunar Festival.)
We still possess a number of wax lunettes and she does occasionally work in
brass, etc.
If you wish, I can have her contact you.
John Trojanowski
----- Original Message -----
From: "junebug" <junebug@midcoast.com>
To: <classicalfencing@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: [CFML] CF reproduction foils
> I am looking to find a supplier for foil parts to build up a late-19th
> century foil based on a modern dry foil blade. The figure 8 guard is the
> particular item that I have not had luck finding. I have a local saddle
> maker who will make the leather for behind the guard, and I will wrap the
> poignee myself. The pommel is also taken care of. If anyone knows of a
> source for figure 8 brass guards to fit modern dry foil blades, please let
> me know: engarde@mainefencer.com
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all leads.
>
> Best
>
> Patrick Rowling
> www.mainefencer.com
>
>
>
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