Grand Salut
Not an attack to the rear…
Almost forgotten today, the Grand Salut was a rather elaborate sequence of movements that preceded each bout. A large percentage of 19th-century fencing photos does indeed depict the salute, not any competitive action.
Strangely enough, no Classical Fencer has uploaded a video of it on youtube yet.
There is no further information on the officers or the location of this image.
Previous salut:
The Grand Salut performed with epees
And there will be more, I promise.
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