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Foil (fencing)
Weapon and type of modern fencing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross section, weighing under 500 g (18 oz), with a blunt tip.[1] As with the épée, points are only scored by making contact with the tip. The foil is the most commonly used weapon in fencing.[2]
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