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Mounted Sword Contest in San Francisco
Front page of May 22, 1886 Harper's Weekly with illustration drawn by "T de Thulstrup" of a mounted sword contest in San Francisco. Volume 30, number 1535. The illustration depicts two fencers with sabres on horseback with the Telegraph Hill…
L'Ecole de Saint-Cyr
Newspaper article with illustration depicting the salle d'armes at theÉcole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. The article below describes the salle:"La salle d’armes est fort spacieuse, ornée avec goût de trophées étincelants, et la méthode de…
An Assault At Arms - Sword Versus Bayonet
Engraving from Harpers Weekly depicting a fencing bout, or assault at arms, between a fencer armed with a fencing sabre (left) and the other with a fencing bayonet (right). A short article on the assault in includes with the article in the top and…
1896 International Fencing Tournament in Paris
1896 engraving titled "Le Tournoi International d'Escrime" published in the illustrated magazine "l'Illustration." Depicts an epee bout with onlookers at an international fencing tournament in Paris. The presence of an accompanying descriptive…
Umbrella Fencing
Newspaper article with photographs describing the use of an umbrella for self defense. Techniques created by the Institute for Physical Culture in Philadelphia in response to increasing robbery of women. The cause of the increase, the author claims,…
Fencing Through the Ages
Periodical cover engraving commemorating a festival organized by the Société d'Encouragement de l'Escrime celebrating fencing through the ages. Depicts two fencers in 16th century costume fencing two-handed sword versus sword and shield on a raised…
Italian Fencing in Paris
Illustrated article on the reception of Italian fencing and Italian fencing masters in France. Also provides commentary on the state of fencing and the rivalry between the Italian and French School.
French Fencing School on rue Saint-Marc
Four combined engravings by E.A. Tilly depicting the fencing school facilities on rue Saint-Marc, Paris, and Monsieur Rüe, the professor of the school. The top image depicts the salle d'armes during a public assault on December 8, 1887, with…
Grand Assault at Hotel Dollfus
Full page engraving depicting a Grand Assault in the salons of Hotel Dollfus on rue de Presbourg, Paris. Two foil fencers are framed in symbolic ornamentation including two men with polearms and a panoply of weapons and fencing equipment. Above the…
The Thomeguex-Barré Duel
Notice of a duel between Monsieur Thomeguex, a well-known amateur and Barré, a left-handed fencing master. The duel was led by Monsieur Breittmayer. After thirty-five minutes with no result, Mr. Breittmayer appealed to the two opponents attempting to…
Two Sensational Duels
Article on the imminent double duel of two well-known Italian masters, Pessina and Vega, against two well-known French masters, Kirchhoffer and Lucien Mérignac.
The encounter between these masters was initially designed to be serious but…
The encounter between these masters was initially designed to be serious but…
Portrait of Maitre d'Armes Rue
Portrait of Maitre d'Armes Rue, supplement to the December 24th, 1903 edition of La Vie au Grand Air, as part of a special on sports celebrities.
Portrait of Maitre d'Armes Conte
A portrait of Maitre d'Armes Conte holding a sabre in the sport magazine La Vie au Grande Air - Sports Celebrities Gallery. A supplement to the February 4, 1904 issue.
Portrait of Adolphe Rouleau
Adolphe Rouleau Portrait, supplement to the June 2, 1905 addition of La Vie au Grand Air.
Duel Between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Cover engraving depicting the duel between Prince Henri of Orléans and Prince Vittorio Emanuele, the Count of Turin. Vittorio challenged Henri to a duel following Henri's published description of Italian prisoners in Ethiopia as cowards. The duel…
1933 Saturday Evening Post
Cover of an April, 1933 edition of the weekly Saturday Evening Post featuring an illustration of a fencer by Alfred F. Cammarata. Aside from the cover art the magazine contained no articles on fencing.
Deux Femmes se Battent au Sabre [Two Women Fight with Sabres]
Cover illustration and narrative account of a sabre duel between two Polish women near Lemberg (the German name for Lviv, Ukraine). The two women, just twenty years old, had fallen in love with the same man and thought only a duel could decide…
Testing Bayonets and Cavalry Swords at Enfield
Illustration and short article describing the new methods for testing the triangular Martini-Henry bayonet and the British pattern 1885 calvary sword.