Smallsword Duelling

Chris Evans · 18th June 2021, 11:28 AM

Hi Fernando,

Is this what you were referring to? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OSaFdDko_k

Cheers
Chris

fernando · 18th June 2021, 12:11 PM

That's the one, Chris. Good catch

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Mel H · 25th June 2021, 07:50 PM

Mark Twain devoted part of his well known 1880 book, A Tramp Abroad, to a view of his own observations of Heidelberg students' fencing.
An amusing read.

fernando · 25th June 2021, 09:14 PM

Here is the part mentioned by Mell:
http://www.mark-twain-in-heidelberg.de/htm/mthd_c05.htm
Hopefully by now notions of this 'sport' are fully clear and the current (not so within scope) topic will fall asleep

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25th June 2021, 07:50 PM	#3
Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	Mensurshlager Mark Twain devoted part of his well known 1880 book, A Tramp Abroad, to a view of his own observations of Heidelberg students' fencing. An amusing read.

18th June 2021, 11:28 AM	#1
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Hi Fernando, Is this what you were referring to? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OSaFdDko_k Cheers Chris

18th June 2021, 12:11 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	That's the one, Chris. Good catch .

25th June 2021, 09:14 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Here is the part mentioned by Mell: http://www.mark-twain-in-heidelberg.de/htm/mthd_c05.htm Hopefully by now notions of this 'sport' are fully clear and the current (not so within scope) topic will fall asleep .