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April 8, 2009

Korbsäbel; Germany, c. 1910

Filed under: 20th Century, Saber, Schläger, fencing — Tags: , , , , , , — fencingclassics @ 1:54 am

 

Mit Binden und Bandagen

Mit Binden und Bandagen

German students posing in full battlegear…

I vaguely remember that Clausthal is supposed to be the backdrop of this photograph. It shows members of an unidentified fraternity posed around a fencer and second ready for a Mensur with Korbsäbel, the heavy basket-hilt saber used by German students to settle matters of honor.


2 Comments »

  1. Looks like the ‘Altenauer Strasse’ in Clausthal. Maybe its in front of the VDSt-Haus?

    Comment by Georg Mackowiak — April 8, 2009 @ 1:47 pm

  2. It doesnt look like the VDSt house.The hats worn in the picture look white.Corps Montania has white hats.So I’m guessing it’s them.

    Comment by Adi Rele — July 9, 2009 @ 1:53 am


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