The basic equipment for a fencer is a helmet made of wire mesh and metal. There is an under plastron on the arm which holds the sword to protect the body from under the arm to just above the waist. The under plastron looks a bit like a coat that has been chopped in half. On top of this is the plastron which is the main protector. It is a white jacket. There is a glove with padding for the hand holding the sword and finally some track pants.
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For electric Fencing, different things are required for different weapons. FOIL: a lamé (a vest to go over your jacket interwoven with tiny metal wires), a foil body cord that matches the socket in your electric foil (bayonet or two prong are the most common), and electric foil. EPEE: an epee body cord and an electric epee. SABRE: an electric Sabre mask, what is called a lead (a cord that attaches mask to lamé), a Sabre lamé, a Sabre glove, a two prong body cord, and an electric Sabre. Required for competition are also knickers and knee high socks. As for scoring and such, reels are used to connect competitors to the machine which registers contact when bouting. These machines can also keep score, depending on how expensive it was.