BG "Olympic" 3 weapon mask

mollusk
6 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Summary: Comfortable - Inexpensive
July 25th, 2003
I've used the BG Olympic mask and still use one that I've retrofitted for drill work, but not for bouting. (My wife and mother-in-law bought me a really nice mask for my last birthday. Thanks!) First the good points: This mask is comfortable, has a generous bib (reducing foil target about as much as is legally permitted), and is inexpensive. The biggest drawback is that the rivets are steel (non-stainless) and rust out completely in short order if you have corrosive sweat. Unfortunately I have extremely salty sweat. Even though I would store my mask outside my fencing bag after every practice and competition and washed it on a regular basis, the rivits rusted away within six months and were literally falling off the mask. I replaced all the rivits and have had no problems since. The second drawback is that the mesh is at more of an angle than other masks and hence blocks more of the light. This makes it a bit more difficult to see out of, especially if the lighting is poor. It's not a huge difference, but it is noticable.
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