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Author Archives: Scott
Escrime Mont Royal
Escrime Mont Royal Escrime Mont Royal (EMR), located at the NDG Community Center in Montreal, offers both modern & historical fencing. Within its approximate 120 members, 21 participate in the Historical Fencing program. Early French Smallsword is their main weapon; … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Montreal, North America, Salle
Tagged Canada, Kévin Côté, Montreal, Salle
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Louis XIV French Classic Smallsword
This early French smallsword (ca. 1655 C.E.) has few parallels. Its style reflects early French Classicism from the reign of Louis XIV, and was likely made in Paris. Its hilt features ornate foliage and figure motifs executed in gold inlay, … Continue reading
Plate from Liancour, 1686, pg 25
Examine Liancour’s 1685 manuscript by downloading a pdf (in French) on our Study Page.
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February 25, 2018
Tagged 1686, 17th Century, Art, Engraving, French, Liancour, Plate
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McArthur’s 1780 Manuscript Transcribed
Jamson and Crawley have teamed up to transcribe and digitally present a legible edition to McArthur’s 1780 smallsword manual. Crawley states, “McArthur is the most accessible smallsword treatise for starting out yet the least available” so he and Jamson have … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Historic Text
Tagged 1780, 18th Century, Army, English, Manual, McArthur, Small-sword, Smallsword
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Rococo smallsword with foliate and spiral motifs, ca. 1755
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February 18, 2018
Tagged 1755, 18th Century, Boat-tail, Dutch, foliate, German, Gold, Rococo, Smallsword
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Angelo’s Plates I-XV from Escrime in the Encyclopédie, 1765
Domenico Angelo rocked the fencing world. He was an Italian trained in France, appointed as Royal Fencing Instructor by George II where trained the future King, George III, in escrime. In 1763, working with artist Gwyn Delin, he published L’Ecole … Continue reading
Hanns Osterle, Bladesmith, Nuremberg, 1569
Although rapiers ruled the day and transitional smallswords would emerge a century later, this image of Hanns Osterle, a Nuremberg bladesmith at work in 1569, offers a priceless glimpse into history. Osterle sits in front of his anvil and strikes … Continue reading
Evolution of Straight Form Swords
The fast and agile smallsword, also known as the court sword, is the culmination of a long and rich history. To view the smallsword’s development in context, explore our timeline.
Crawley’s Five A’s of French Fencing
Phil Crawley, Provost with the Black Boar Swordsmanship School and administrator with the Smallsword Symposium, has gleaned these 5 themes of French fencing from a number of 18th and 19th Century texts. They are presented here with his permission, and … Continue reading
It’s no longer illegal to challenge someone to a duel in Canada
“If you demand satisfaction and need to settle a score in the form of a good old-fashioned duel, a recent decision by the Canadian government may be of welcome news.” You can read more from Eric Zimmer here. Save Save … Continue reading
