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Infantry Fencing School Postcard
French postcard depicting a fencing school, likely École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr due to the "Infanterie" title and the uniforms worn by two of the men in the image, particularly the red pants which were worn by students and graduates of…
L. P. Ducasse Catalog
Catalog of sale for L. P. Ducasse containing items for hunting, fishing, and fencing.
Joseph Vince Co. Catalog
Catalog of fencing equipment from the Joseph Vince Company. Includes illustrations and photographs of weapons, protective equipment, and accessories. A description of the company's sale from Joseph Vince to Torao Mori is found on the second page.
1977 Joseph Vince Price List
Seasonal school and club price list for the Joseph Vince Company.
Price List & Application for Salle d'Armes Vince
Salle d'Armes Vince application and tuition rates for fencing lessons once or twice a week for one, three, and nine month durations, as well as for private coaching and special classes.
Advertisement for Salle d'Armes Vince
Advertisement for fencing instruction at Salle d'Armes Vince located at 247 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA.
Arsène Vigeant
Portrait of Maître d'armes Arsène Vigeant painted by the American painter John Singer Sargent.
From "Les insolites du musée de la Cour d’Or de Metz : un portrait pour sceller l’amitié," Le Republican Lorrain, August 20, 2016 [Link]:
"Né à Florence…
Der Fechtende Student
The image shows the university fencing school of Altdorf where the university of the free imperial city of Nürnberg was located. A university fencing instructor holds a lesson. Inscription in German reads as follows:
Es kan ein Musen Sohn, nicht…
Es kan ein Musen Sohn, nicht…
The Fencing Lesson
Porcelain sculpture of a fencing master and student. The master is wearing a plastron and correcting the hand position of the young student.
Intérieur d'un Atelier (The Studio of Horace Vernet)
Aquatint of an original painting by Horace Vernet depicting his studio with individuals fencing, boxing, painting, and playing music.
Child's Boxing Gloves
Pair of child's boxing gloves with thick horsehair padding on the back of the hand and soft leather palm. Imprinted silver manufacturer's mark on both gloves's cuff reads "JC Higgins" (cursive) inside a circle with "Sears, Roebuck and Co." (print)…
J. H. Lau & Co. Catalog
66 page catalog for J. H. Lau & Co. of New York. Features illustrations, descriptions, and prices for firearms (pages 2 to 39), ammunition (pages 40 to 48), firearm and hunting accessories (pages 49 to 58), and eight pages of fencing equipment (pages…
French Epee
French epee with clamshell guard and helical-shaped grip. Prior evidence of nickel plating on the guard, ferrules, and pommel. Grip wrapped in alternating strands of twisted and untwisted brass wire. Pommel peened on. "J. H. Lau & Co New York" makers…
Gonzaga Institute Fencing Examination
Photo postcard depicting the fencing portion of the final physical education exam at Istituto Gonzaga, Milan, Italy. Elementary students form fourteen rows and five ranks with sabres in hand.
"De Schermles" - The Fencing Lesson
Isaac Lazarus Israëls was a Dutch painter associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement. This painting depicts an instructor teaching sabre to five students in a fencing school.
The Soirée of Ten
Profiles on ten participating martial artists at evening of public assaults and/or demonstrations organized by the Journal des Sports. For the five martial arts on display (foil fencing, épée fencing, French boxing, English boxing, and baton) two…
International Fencers Supply Price List
Seasonal school and club price list for International Fencers Supply, Inc.
Horstmann Fencing Goods Catalogue
Fencing equipment catalogue for the Horstmann Uniform Company, located in Philadelphia, Lyons, and Paris. Catalogue numbered "25B" and features descriptions and illustrations of fencing foils, epees, sabres, and masks.
Fencers and Fencing In America
1890 article from the Illustrated American, a weekly magazine published from 1890 until 1900. The article chronicles fencing in the United States as well as the various academies, fencers, instructors and competitions.
1920 Olympics American Fencing Team Photo
A group of 7 men posing for a photograph, the middle 5 (the American team) in fencing gear, during the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.
Group L to R:
2nd: Harold Rayner
3rd: Henry Breckinridge
4th/Middle: Francis Honeycutt (Capt)
5th: Robert…
Group L to R:
2nd: Harold Rayner
3rd: Henry Breckinridge
4th/Middle: Francis Honeycutt (Capt)
5th: Robert…