Smallsword Duelling

Mel H · 25th June 2021, 06:50 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, 08:14 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, 06:50 PM	#1
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.

25th June 2021, 08:14 PM	#2
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 .