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Leon Paul Equipment Company Limited

Barry Rene Paul

Lance G Rake

Raymond Paul

Bayonet foil socket

A mask for protecting the face and neck of a person while fencing comprises a mask body including a face piece for protecting the face of the wearer, a neck covering member for protecting the neck of a wearer and retaining means comprising a first strap extending rearwardly and downwardly from an upper portion of the mask body, a second member extending rearwardly from a first side of the mask body, a third strap extending rearwardly from a second side of the mask body opposite said first side, a connecting member being provided at the intersection of the first, second and third strap or harness members, each of said first, second and third strap or harness members being connected to said connecting member the connecting member comprising a dished plate-like member having first, second and third apertures therein, through which apertures are respectively received a respective end of the first, second and third straps.

Protective mask

The fencing mask comprises a steel mesh or plastic face piece for protecting the face of a wearer. A fabric bib for protecting the neck of the wearer, is detachably secured to the mask by means of an elongate channel member connected to the lower edge thereof and extending from one side of the mask to the other from positions adjacent the ears of the wearer and passing under the chin of the wearer when worn and a co-operating elongate bead provided on or adjacent the upper edge of the bib

A fencing blade is described comprising a substantially planar elongate strip having at least a portion thereof shaped to be non-planar in cross-section. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a foil or sabre type blade is made from a planar, tapering, elongate steel billet pressed into a `U` or `V` shape along substantially two thirds of its length, the remaining one third of the blade being left flat. The blade may be formed of separate tang/shoulder and blade sections, which may be releaseably or permanently connected together.

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London, United Kingdom

Barry Rene Paul