Last club night we had three, yes three blades break within the handle. I had one go despite the recommended aluminum handle and Karl had two go, one foil and one epee. All were French grip weapons and neither of us are what I would call heavy handed fencers.
This is getting beyond a joke. There is clearly a weak point in these fully threaded tangs, to the point of being unfit for purpose. My 20 year plus LP slotted tang/brass collet foil is still in one piece.
Can it be beyond the wit of man to come up with a French grip handle which uses the shorter orthopedic tang and thus reduce the stresses which may enable these blades to last longer.
This man is going to have a think about it…I’ll keep you posted!!!
