Lessons in Sabre, Singlestick, Sabre & Bayonet, and Sword Feats / or, How to use a cut and thrust sword

A practical fencing manual offering step-by-step instruction in sabre and singlestick technique, adapting small-sword methods to emphasise both cuts and thrusts. It describes guards, attacks, parries, footwork, and training routines designed to build strength, agility, and effective defence, and it explains how to employ a sabre against a bayonet. The author argues for greater use of the point as well as the edge and provides detailed guidance for practising difficult sword feats. Numerous illustrations and clear positional descriptions accompany the exercises to aid soldiers and amateurs seeking realistic combat technique and impressive exhibition skills.