10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPADROON»
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Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: ...
Adapted Also for the Spadroon, Or Cut and Thrust Sword...with Ten Lessons of
John Taylor. REMARKS on the SPADROON. HE spadroon being much lighter
than the broad sword, and made both to cut and thrust, is therefore a weapon
well ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Spadroon is a light sword with a straight blade of the cut and thrust type.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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The Art of Defence on Foot: With the Broad Sword and Sabre; ...
In attacking the spadroon when held in seconder the easiest cut to effect will be
on the outside of the sword arm, first making a light feint at the head or inside of
the face, but be careful not to make wide motions. Another cut may be effected, ...
C. Roworth, John Taylor (Broadsword Master of London.), 1824
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Helps and Hints how to Protect Life and Property: With ...
Your " tools," or rather weapons, I shall first draw your attention to : The stick is an
excellent weapon, and in the hands of a good spadroon swordsman especially,
wherefore I have frequently urged you to extend your fencing lessons at the ...
Charles Random de Bérenger Beaufain (baron de.), George Cruikshank, Robert Cruikshank, 1835
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Schools and Masters of Fencing: From the Middle Ages to the ...
The standard reference on historical swordsmanship since its 1885 publication.
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A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms ...
SPADROON. The English “cut and thrust” play with the back sword. The name is
probably derived from the German spadroon, a very light sword adapted for both
cutting and thrusting. (Castle 207, 243) . “The spadroon being much lighter than ...
George Cameron Stone, 2013
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Redcoat Officer: 1740-1815
The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional people.
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Helps and hints how to protect life and property. [Followed ...
Your " tools," or rather weapons, I shall first draw your attention to : The stick is an
excellent weapon, and in the hands of a good spadroon swordsman especially,
wherefore I have frequently urged you to extend your fencing lessons at the ...
De Berenger (baron.), 1835
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Stage Combat Resource Materials: A Selected and Annotated ...
Spadroon. A light cut and thrust sword with a stirrup hilt favored by officers of the
army and navy during the last eighteenth century. The spadroon has the overall
appearance of a small-sword, but actually is an earlier incarnation with a flat, ...
J. Michael Kirkland, 2006
Hilts of 'fighting swords' varied from those like that of the spadroon to single-bar
stirrup hilts, some resembling the 1796 light cavalry sabre, to two- or three-bar
semi-basket hilts, sometimes with a lion-head pommel. Another version was
based ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPADROON»
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Peak Krugman
Then it flashed the spadroon. It is worth remembering, the Journal said, “how spectacularly wrong some recent predictions of doom turned out to be.” It noted this ... «New York Sun, Dec 14»
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Lasers and Laser Parts Guide
Toby's Bright Spadroon: it's just like a lightsaber from Star Wars with no range at all besides the melee one but has 50% more damage and a whopping 237 ... «SegmentNext, Nov 14»
