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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.
Team Sabre Gold Medal Bout at the 1928 Olympics
An audience inside the Schermzall watches the gold medal fencing bout between Italy and Hungary as part of the team sabre competition. At this point in the team competition, Italy has beaten Germany 14-2 and Hungary has beaten Poland by the same…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Sir Richard Burton Dressed for Fencing
Full length portrait of the explorer Sir Richard Burton dressed for fencing and holding a foil.
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
Santelli Fencing Equipment Catalog
Full color printed catalog of fencing equipment from the Santelli Equipment company.
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…
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 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…