
Almost indestructible
A veritable knuckle-skinner…
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Toujours pret
The benefit of carrying even a medium-sized stick was that a man always went armed…
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Salute before a match at staff
The staff fencing of the Compagnons appear to have survived until the 1920′s…
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The gradual change in form…
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Singlestick Drill; Britain, 1905
Royal Navy sailors receiving instruction in singlestick fencing…
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Cutlass Drill; Britain, 1896 on the Training Ship St. Vincent
Singlestick and cutlass practice was an integral part of onboard Navy training…
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