Everything you need to know about the new APEXv2 Sabre blade.
Sabre blades just got a major upgrade.

Since their release in 2020, our Apex Sabre blades have gained a large following, due to their incredible reliability and robustness. The consistency from blade to blade, along with their overall lifespan, remains unmatched by any other blade currently available on the market.

We continuously challenge ourselves to create the best fencing equipment in the world, pushing beyond limitations and always asking ourselves, "How can we do it better?"

After five years on the market, we felt it was the right time to revisit the design and explore potential improvements.

When we spoke with our international team of elite fencers, we repeatedly heard a clear preference: They wanted the blade's balance point moved closer toward the hand without compromising the ability to execute reliable parries.

With this feedback, we began computer modelling and simulating potential changes to our blade design. These simulations allowed us to precisely evaluate how each adjustment would affect the blade's lifespan and balance. After careful analysis, we narrowed the possibilities down to four variations, which we manufactured in small batches for testing by athletes around the globe.

The results were clear, one particular variant stood out above the rest, and it is this new design that will become APEXv2.

In developing the APEXv2, we kept the blade's overall mass consistent but made several key adjustments to significantly enhance performance:

1) At the forte (near the guard), we slightly increased the blade height, adding mass where it matters most.

2) In the midsection, we increased the height of the blade and deepened the "V" shape. This adds slightly more mass but maintains the stiffness necessary to reliably execute parries.

3) In the final, flexible portion of the blade (approximately the last 380 millimetres), we reduced both the width and height, decreasing the weight in this section significantly - from 38 grams in the original Apex to just 29 grams in APEXv2.

Together, these targeted changes produce a blade that's stiffer in the first two thirds, with a balance point shifted more than 15 millimetres (about ⅝ of an inch) closer to the guard. This improvement is truly a game changer, resulting in a blade that's noticeably more agile and responsive, without sacrificing any of the control or power necessary for dependable parries.

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