Books and Translations

The Fencing Manual was the basis of compulsory training for the infantry and cavalry of the French Army in 1877 until its replacement in 1908. 

Jean de Brye​'s manual for fencing coaches showing how to break down the discipline into four broad stages of development.

​La Canne was taught in military academies and in public schools. This volume presents two mid-century methods for learning the canne.

Two of Corthey's influential books, a history of fencing and improvements to the dueling sword combined in one volume.

Henry de Sainct Didier's fencing treatise for transitional rapier first published 1573, the first French fencing manual.