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Salle d'Armes du Cercle des Mirlitons
The Cercle des Mirlitons was a society or club of fencers, 125 strong, composed primarily of artists, the most famous being Charles Auguste Émile Durand. The name "Mirlitons" could be in reference to the eunuch flute, a French woodwind instrument…
Salle d'Armes du Figaro
Salle d'Arms du Figaro was established in a vacant first floor room of the Parisian Le Figaro newspaper with the keen permission of Hippolyte de Villemessant, Le Figaro's patron. The journalists, editors, clerks, and cashiers desired a salle…
Salle d'Armes Merignac
Louis Mérignac, born 1846, was the eldest son of Maître d'Armes François Mérignac. Louis was not always a fencer, however. He first tried sculpting, though inevitably his father all but obliged Louis to put foil in hand. Despite his initial apathy to…
Salle d'Armes Mimiague
Mimiague le Bearnais was a pupil of Jean-Louis, an artillery regiment's maître d'armes, and, at some time, in the Zouaves. Mimiague founded his salle d'armes on Rue Richelieu in 1862. Upon Mimiague's death in 1883 the salle relocated to Rue du…
Salle d'Armes Rouleau
Salle Rouleau was located on the first floor of a hotel and featured high ceilings, "old-style" woodwork, and a collection of arms donated by Nicholas Maximilianovich de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg. The salle was founded by Maître d'Armes Pons…
Santelli Fencing Equipment Catalog
Full color printed catalog of fencing equipment from the Santelli Equipment company.
Santelli Fencing Equipment Catalog with 1975 Price List
Full color printed catalog for the Santelli Equipment company. Included separate September, 1975 price list when purchased by owner.
Set of Six Castello Receipts
Six receipts of sale found with the 1939 catalog which span over a year and a half between 1937 and 1939. The transaction numbers on the receipts climb by 4,093, suggesting the total number of transactions during that time. "Mr. Brennan" indicated as…
Shelley and Llewellyn Fencing Epee
Charles Lee Shelley (United States, depicted at left) fencing John Patrick Llewellyn (Great Britain, depicted at right) in the men's individual epee event at the 1984 Olympic Games. Charles Lee Shelley won this bout.
Sidyak Wins Gold
Viktor Aleksandrovich Sidyak (Soviet Union) reacts triumphantly after winning the gold medal in the men's individual sabre competition of the 1972 Olympic Games.
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Sept. 1--HE STRUCK GOLD--Soviet fencer Victor Sidiak…
Caption on obverse:
"Munich, Sept. 1--HE STRUCK GOLD--Soviet fencer Victor Sidiak…
Silhouettes d'Escrimeurs - Louis Mérignac
First in a series of fencer vignettes, this one highlighting Maître d'Armes Louis Mérignac preparing to give a lesson.
Sir Richard Burton Dressed for Fencing
Full length portrait of the explorer Sir Richard Burton dressed for fencing and holding a foil.
Societa Bolognese di Scherma Torneo Nazionale
Postcard advertising the Bolognese Fencing Society's national tournament held from May 16th to 20th, 1900, with the patronage of the Count of Turin. Postmarked December 3, 1900 and addressed to Madame Laure Erard at the Hotel Bellevue in…
Soumagne and Behr Fencing Foil
Thierry Soumagne (Belgium, depicted at left) fencing Matthias Behr (West Germany, depicted at right) in the men's individual foil event at the 1984 Olympic Games. Behr won this bout and the silver medal in the event.
St. Maixent Salle d'Escrime Postcard
Postcard from 1914 with an image of the salle d'armes of St. Maixent, home of the French l'École Militaire de l'Infanterie from 1881 to 1967, and the École Nationale des Sous-Officiers d'Active from 1963 to the current day.
A handwritten note on…
A handwritten note on…
Street Sweeping at Joinville
Postcard with photograph from the Ecole Normale Militaire de Gymnastique et d'Escrime at Joinville-le-Pont. A group of men in white uniforms (La Corvée de Quartier) clean the street at Camp de Saint-Maur, sweeping and shoveling debris into a…
Swedish Epee Team with their Gold Medals
Members of the 1976 Swedish men's epee team with their gold medals.
From left to right: Rolf Erik Sören Edling, Carl Thure Henrik von Essen, Göran Ingmar Flodström, and Hans Olov Dan Jacobson.
Caption on reverse:
"art. Hot. Flamingo
OS faktarna…
From left to right: Rolf Erik Sören Edling, Carl Thure Henrik von Essen, Göran Ingmar Flodström, and Hans Olov Dan Jacobson.
Caption on reverse:
"art. Hot. Flamingo
OS faktarna…
Talvard and Simon Fencing Foil
Bernard Gérard Talvard (France, pictured right) fencing Ernest Andrew Simon (Australia, pictured left) in the men's individual foil event at the 1976 Olympic Games. Talvard won bronze in this event.
Caption on reverse:
"LES JEUX…
Caption on reverse:
"LES JEUX…
Talvard, Noël, Magnan, and Revenu Wearing Bronze Medals
Four members of the French foil fencing team, (from left to right)
Bernard Gérard Talvard, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan et Daniel Jean Claude Ernest Revenu wearing their bronze medals won in the men's team foil competition during the 1972…
Bernard Gérard Talvard, Christian Noël, Jean-Claude Magnan et Daniel Jean Claude Ernest Revenu wearing their bronze medals won in the men's team foil competition during the 1972…
Team Epee Fencing Bout
Fencing bout in the men's team epee event during the 1936 Olympic Games, held at the Tennisplatz (Tennis Courts) of the Reichssportfeldes (now Olympiapark Berlin).
Caption on reverse:
"Mitblitzender Klinge
Die Kämpfe der Olympia-Fechter wurden…
Caption on reverse:
"Mitblitzender Klinge
Die Kämpfe der Olympia-Fechter wurden…