The Romance of the Sword, deflated!

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by ulfberth

Well said Jim !!
The last sword duel on record was in 1967 between Gaston Deffere, Mayor of Marseille and Rene Ribiere." The duel was fought with sharp steel, to first blood and one of them got injured.
It was filmed and you can see it on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ast+sword+duel

Thank you !!!!
While the sword may have side stepped due to the advent of firearms and advanced weaponry, it has always held steadfastly as a weapon which can and would be used as required.

As noted, the cartoons shown are indeed clever and entertaining .
Walt Disney was an ambulance driver in WWI, and often painted cartoon characters on the ambulances. These of course were the beginnings of what became themes and figures on vehicles and planes during war, and in military contexts as morale booster etc.

The note on this duel is intriguing! and research I have been working on is concerning how long dueling with swords actually has continued, and this example advances the topic notably!

All the best
Jim