Uhlmann Epee Guard

I have used a couple of these (Allstars actually) and the results weren't any good. The alloy is good, light and durable, but the connection with the center part is very weak and after couple of direct contacts the guards started to chatter. Few months of usage and I had to throw them away. Could be good for kids or women, because they are light and keep their shape perfectly, but not a good option for people who use more strength in their fencing and have direct guard on guard contacts. I switched to Allstar one-piece guards and these things are flawless. Same lightness and strong alloy, but the absence of rivets mean, that those things last forever.

I've fenced epee for about a year now, and fenced with some tough (reads "hits hard") fencers. I had a practice epee guard caved in with my hand stuck in it. Glad for the glove. I've also had edges of that guard bent inward. My Uhlmann one has a few dents (you don't look like a REAL fencer until your guard looks like someone has beated it to death), but has held it's shape, and the rivets are not coming loose on the plate. All considered, its been a good guard, and a great epee.



Much better than the don't know where we got it at the lowest price around practice epee I've got.