{"id":743,"date":"2013-11-16T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T18:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preview.fencingnb.ca\/?page_id=743"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:18:52","slug":"armourer-developement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/?page_id=743","title":{"rendered":"Armourer Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"204\">In fencing, the <strong data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"28\">armourer<\/strong> (sometimes called the <em data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"67\">weapons master<\/em> or <em data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"83\">technician<\/em>) is the person responsible for the <strong data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"171\">safety, compliance, and maintenance of equipment<\/strong> used in a competition or club.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"234\">Their main duties include:<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"278\">Equipment control before competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"428\">Checking weapons (foils, \u00e9p\u00e9es, sabres) for conformity with regulations (dimensions, weight, flexibility, tip pressure, electrical function).<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"527\">Inspecting masks, jackets, gloves, lames, and body wires to ensure safety standards are met.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"580\">Applying control marks\/seals to approved gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"624\">Technical support during competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"705\">Repairing or replacing faulty weapons, body wires, or scoring apparatus.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"805\">Assisting referees if there\u2019s a dispute about whether a weapon is working or meets the rules.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"880\">Ensuring scoring boxes, reels, and cables are functioning correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"904\">Safety assurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1018\">Preventing dangerous equipment from being used (e.g., broken blades, masks with failed mesh, worn cords).<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1117\">Making sure electrical contact and resistance are within regulations to ensure fair scoring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1152\">Club-level responsibilities<\/strong> (outside of tournaments)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining the club\u2019s stock of weapons, masks, and scoring equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Teaching fencers how to care for and check their own gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short, the <strong data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1397\">armourer is the technician and safety officer of fencing<\/strong>, ensuring that all gear is legal, functional, and safe to use.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1618\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In fencing, the armourer (sometimes called the weapons master or technician) is the person responsible for the safety, compliance, and maintenance of equipment used in a competition or club. Their main duties include: Equipment control before competition Checking weapons (foils, \u00e9p\u00e9es, sabres) for conformity with regulations (dimensions, weight, flexibility, tip pressure, electrical function). Inspecting masks, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":465,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-743","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=743"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2978,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743\/revisions\/2978"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fencingnb.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}