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Mounted Saber; Britain, c. 1900

Posted on March 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Lifeguarad vs. Dragoon

Lifeguard vs. Dragoon

Military pastimes…

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Posted in 19th Century, fencing, Saber

Bayonet Drill; France, c. 1910

Posted on March 5, 2009 | 1 comment

\ Hold still!

Hold still!

Beats frisbee golf any old day…

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Posted in 20th Century, bayonet, fencing

Tagged baionette, Bajonettfechten, bayonet fencing, escrime, fencing, french army, rifle drill

Cavalry Saber Skills; Britain, c. 1906

Posted on March 5, 2009 | Leave a comment

Specialized Skills

Specialized Skills

No room for error…

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Posted in 19th Century, Images, Saber, Weapons

Tagged british cavalry, cavalry saber, fencing, saber fencing

Wrestling; Germany, 1898

Posted on March 5, 2009 | 1 comment

The grown-up version of Fingerhakeln

The grown-up version of Fingerhakeln

Alpine wrestling in Germany…

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Posted in 19th Century, wrestling

Smallsword; Britain, c. 1800

Posted on March 3, 2009 | 2 comments

Merger of the eras

Am I overdoing the "From the Darkness of Time We Came" lighting on the pics?

Battered and blackened, but still a formidable weapon…

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Posted in 18th Century, fencing, rapier, smallsword

Tagged broadsword, fencing, smallsword

Foil; Germany, c. 1860

Posted on March 2, 2009 | 1 comment

Copper Wire handle

Copper Wire Handle

A pretty foil suited for little hands…

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Posted in 19th Century, fencing, Foil

Tagged escrime, fencing, fencing sword, fioretto, fleuret, florett, Foil

Rifle Drill; USA, c. 1917

Posted on March 1, 2009 | 2 comments

Rifle butt to the head

Rifle butt to the head

Using the rifle as a close-combat weapon…

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Posted in 20th Century, bayonet, fencing

Tagged Bajonett, bayonet, close combat, doughboy, fencing, GI, rifle drill, world war I, world war one, wwI

Bayonet Fencing; France, c. 1890

Posted on March 1, 2009 | Leave a comment

Thrusting at the dummies

Thrusting at the dummies

Hand-colored French postcard…

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Posted in 19th Century, bayonet, fencing

Tagged baionette, Bajonett, bayonet, fechten, fencing

Épée Fencers; France, c. 1880

Posted on March 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Grand Salut

Grand Salut

Not an attack to the rear…

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Posted in 19th Century, Epee, fencing

Tagged degen, degen degenfechter, degenfechten, Epee, fencing, grand salut

Schläger Mensur; Germany, c. 1910-30

Posted on March 1, 2009 | 2 comments

Rare snapshot of a Schläger Mensur

Rare snapshot of a Schläger Mensur

Most 19th- and early 20th-century photographs of Mensuren are staged. This one isn’t…

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Posted in 20th Century, fencing, Images, Schläger

Tagged duel, duelling, fechten, fencing, korbschläger, mensur, Schläger, schlägerfechten

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