The fencing duel at Blades is one of the few scenes in Die Another Day that is about manners as much as violence, and the weapon Bond picks up is an epee. The maker named in our catalogue is Leon Paul, the London fencing equipment company run by Olympic fencers. We cannot confirm from our evidence that the film used its epee, so we treat the link as a believed one.
In the film
Pierce Brosnan’s Bond picks up an epee and fights Gustav Graves, played by Toby Stephens, in the fencing scene at the club. The evidence for the maker is a single low-confidence note, which is why this page is hedged.
Owning it now
Leon Paul sells complete epees, built from a blade, a guard and a grip. Its US store lists them from US$188 to US$548 at the time of writing, October 2026. Examples include the Standard Epee with Belgian Grip at US$228, the Standard Epee with Pistol Grip at US$247 and the Advanced Lightweight Epee with Pistol Grip at US$360. Leon Paul states that the blade on the advanced model weighs only 150g.
These are sport weapons for the piste. If you are new to fencing, a club coach is the place to start, before the purchase.
Specifications
| Maker | Leon Paul, London |
|---|---|
| Type | Epee, complete weapon |
| Range seen (US store) | US$188 to US$548 (at the time of writing, October 2026) |
| Grip styles | Belgian grip; pistol grip |
| Film link | Believed; maker not confirmed on screen |
The maker’s range is on Leon Paul’s complete epees page.
See the scene’s setting on the Die Another Day page.
