Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 397
The Guard.(From Walkers Defensive Exercises.), shoulder. The left hand grasps a handkerchief,which is tied loosely round the left thigh, andthe left elbow is elevated and thrown forward soas to protect the head. JNLasks, it is clear, werenot in general use; but occasionally a sort ofdemi-mask was… … Demi-Mask. This old Style of cudgelling is now quiteextinct, and the singlestick of to-day is mainlya medium for learning the management of thelight sabre as it appears in our modern fencingrooms. When on guard, the weapon shouldbe held in such a position as Ms at once the skating] THE…
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