Gear and Supplier Recommendations

 
 
 
 

This is a non exhaustive list of gear suppliers and equipment. We shall list first the required items for free fencing both with boffers, and for nylon/steel. Requirements for Rapier class may be a little different and please refer to Dori and David Coblentz for those.

Gear for Free Fencing

Boffers

Required

  • Mask

  • Gloves

  • Cup (for males)

  • Gorget

Recommended 

  • Back of Head

  • Chest Protector

  • Cup (for females)

Steel/Nylon

Required

  • Mask

  • Heavy Gloves

  • Gorget

  • Back of Head protector

  • HEMA Jacket

  • Chest Protector (if wearing lighter jacket such as AP Light, Officer Jacket, etc)

  • Elbows

  • Forearm protectors

  • Cup (for males)

  • If you wish to attack to the legs (no skin should be showing)

    • Fencing Pants

    • Long socks

    • Knees

    • Shins

Recommended

  • Chest Protector (For heavier jackets e.g. AP Heavy)

  • Cup (for females)

Supplier recommendations

Again this list is non-exhaustive and depending on your activity of choice there may be more options available. Ask in the club if you wish to get more insight.

There is only one maker we ban outright. This is anything made by Superior Fencing. They steal designs from many smaller brands so please ask if you are unsure.

Masks

  • Absolute Fencing

  • Blue Gauntlet

  • Allstar

  • PBT

  • Ulhmann

  • Leon Paul

  • Red Dragon

General Protective Equipment

  • SPES Historical Fencing Gear (available in club)

  • PBT Historical

  • Arcem/Black Armoury

  • High Hill

  • HEMA Wear/Historica Clothiers

Gloves

  • SPES Lobster variants

  • Sparring Gloves

  • Pro Gauntlet

  • Red Dragons (drilling and light boffer fencing only)

  • Lacrosse (drilling and light boffer fencing only)

  • Rapier acceptable talk to David or Dori Coblentz

Weapon Trainers

In order of most recommended:

  • Sigi

  • Kvetun

  • Regenyei

  • Landsknecht Emporium

  • Fabri Armorum

  • Arms and Armor

  • Albion Swords

  • Feather Smallsword

  • VB Swords

  • Darkwood Armoury

  • Castille Armory

  • Balefire Swords

  • Black Fencer

  • Go-Now Boffers