by Doug Nichols | Apr 18, 2019 | Artifact |
The Halberstadt Sabre Trophy of 1950. Each year for this event Hans Halberstadt would create a unique sabre guard with an engraved plaque, sometimes two plaques, on the guard. This sabre was won in 1950 by Gerard Biagini and was part of the Charles Selberg...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog Post, Boyd, Andrew, Coaches, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Uyttenhove, Henri |
I remember James Burke’s late 70’s TV series very fondly but haven’t watched an episode in a very long time. I wonder if it holds up? Burke, in my memory of the show, had a unique ability to trace the origin of modern technology back to inventions from ages past,...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 11, 2019 | Artifact |
AFLA medal won by Ralph Faulkner in 1929. Senior Men’s Foils, 1st Place. Part of a large collection of Faulkner medals purchased on Ebay.
by Doug Nichols | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Nadi, Aldo |
I’ve never seriously considered getting a tattoo, but maybe the title of this website entry would be the one. I can’t seem to get more than two or three entries along on this site before Aldo Nadi’s name pops up. Keeps happening. However, the motivation for...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 4, 2019 | Artifact |
Singlestick Mask Singlestick was a sport for stick fighting sometimes referred to as cudgel-fighting. It was briefly an Olympic event, appearing only at the St. Louis Olympics in 1904 but was already declining in popularity at that time. This mask is from the...
