Historical fencing



         


Historical fencing is any European system of use for the sword that predates the three classical fencing weapons. These systems may be traditional, or they may be historical martial arts reconstructions.

See Historical European Martial Arts, German school of swordsmanship. See also rapier, smallsword, longsword.

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