Saber Fencers; Argentina, C. 1900

Added on January 7th, 2010 by Puulaahi | Report Post
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This rare photograph was purchased in Argentina and shows two young, unidentified men practicing with sabers. The weapons correspond to the military ‘broadswords in use from Britain to Germany to the United States at that time.

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dieAntagonista (#)

14 years ago

By far one of the best vintage photos I have ever seen. It’s almost surreal, like it’s hard to imagine that this moment was reality once.

Puulaahi (#4552)

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Reply to dieAntagonista

14 years ago

Then you will be stoked when I post more. I live for this stuff too. I â™¥ history.

conan776 (#5342)

Reply to Puulaahi

14 years ago

Only if it involves airplanes. This place needs more airplanes, amirite?

nyoki (#3444)

Reply to dieAntagonista

14 years ago

I thought exactly the same. Excellent find puul.

Messatsunokami (#11637)

14 years ago

All kinds of awesome

TrAyVon'S GhOSt, nuCca (#238)

14 years ago

I like this picture.

They have cool boots.

They’re like these which I was thinking of buying but I’m not sure I can pull off a 2 inch heel:
www.beatwear.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_high_point.html

1.5 is as high as I go.

nyoki (#3444)

Reply to TrAyVon'S GhOSt, nuCca

14 years ago

You get used to it.

WistfulD (#5057)

14 years ago

even modern saber fencing is hard core brutal compared to the other types (foil and epee).

mikoyangurevich15 (#4228)

14 years ago

Back when real men were…macho nimrods.Shit,one slip and there goes your,uh,nimrod!

JamesTuskGeorge (#2787)

14 years ago

Great picture. Factually inaccurate.

The British and US Military moved to sabres in the 18th century, broadswords weren’t used past 1750 or so. This photo can’t have been taken before the 1850s (1900 is more likely, but 1850 is possible), and although the swords were probably quite old in relative terms, they would have been made after 1800, and after the age of the broadsword.