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• Weyersberg & Stamm Fencing Sabre
  Fencing sabre with heavily curved blade featuring "Solingen" and "W&ST" markings on the forte. Blade fullered about 3/4 of total length on both sides. Dish guard with riveted knucklebow. Peened hilt. Cylindrical wood grip with front and back ferrules.
• Rapier Foil
  Steel swept hilt consisting of knuckle-bow and rear quillon with flat, disc terminals, pas d'ane [now called arms of the hilt] and side rings: urn-shaped pommel with button, original wire-bound grip. Stout ricasso stamped with a makers mark (see below), the blade of thick rectangular section tapers evenly to the point which is fitted with a pointed, pyramidal button. On the ricasso, stamped: a small ship in a rectangle.
• Pair of Dueling Swords by Serafino Fratelli
  Matched pair of Italian dueling swords with sharpened points and scabbards. Manufactured by Serafino Fratelli in Lumezzane, Italy. Flanged hemispherical guards with cushioned red velvet pads. Grips are checkered wood with front and rear ferrules. Diamond cross-sectioned blades are etched with the phrase "NON TI FIDAR DI ME SE IL COR TI MANCA" [trust not in me if your heart be faint] split on either side of the blades in the fullers. Ricassos are marked with "SFG" for Serafino Fratelli eredi Gnutti, and also with "Masaniello Parise." Both scabbards are damaged and missing chapes; one is missing a locket. One of the pair has a gold woven string attached to the arches, presumably to affix it to the wall for display.
• Italian Foil, Parise Model
  Italian foil with checkered wood grip and painted guard and crossbar. Blade stamped with Solingen" and "W" with a threaded tang to affix the pommel. Pad has a leather front, canvas back, and is padded with horsehair. The black paint on the crossbar, guard, and grip ferrules was likely added to prevent corrosion.
• Italian Foil
  Italian fencing foil in the Parise style. Crossbar arches brazed to the inside of the guard at the edge. Grip wire wrapping was replaced by owner after acquisition with twisted strands of steel wire in the pattern indicated by the few remaining original wire fragments; original ferrules. "Solingen" marking on blade middle. Marking on forte of blade depicting a four-pointed shield with the letter "Z" in the center and a crown above.
• French Foil in the Merignac Design
  French foil featuring a square guard, cord-wrapped grip, brass ferrules, and conical pommel. The design of the square guard often credited to French fencing master Merignac. "Made in France" and "5" (indicating the blade's length" marked on the blade's forte. Leather pad replaced by the current owner. Peened construction.
• French Foil
  French foil with cord wrapped grip and small figure eight guard. Flared curvature of grip and peened, acorn-shaped pommel. Red Leather pad laminated with woven fabric on forward face. English-language country of origin mark "Made in Germany", "Solingen", "##" and "J. H. Lau & Co New York" markings on the blade forte.
• French Foil
  French foil with green- and ivory-colored cord-wrapped grip and iron figure eight guard. Dark brown patina on all metal parts. Peened pommel and Solingen (Germany) made blade. "Solingen" markings on top and bottom of blade near forte with the "5" mark indicating blade size. "V j B" and corner of a human head and crown in profile marked very close to the forte. A faded and incomplete mark "Acier Bede..." also marked in a font unlike the Solingen mark, and is likely "Acier Bedel" as seen on other foils.
• French Foil
  French foil with bare wood grip and figure eight guard. Solingen (Germany) made blade with "Solingen" markings on the blade and "4" mark indicating blade length. Also marked is a small crowned head in profile near the forte. Unknown if grip was previously wrapped, though wrapping was likely.
• French Epee
  Left-handed G. Pion epee with cord-wrapped grip. Guard, ferrules, and pommel exhibit evidence of previous nickel plating. Guard's interior was likely also painted or enameled. G. Pion's lion makers mark at the forte of the blade, and "G. Pion Paris" also stamped on a facet of the pommel. Pommel had slotted insert for attachment on the tang.
• French Epee
  French epee with clamshell guard and helical-shaped grip. Prior evidence of nickel plating on the guard, ferrules, and pommel. Grip wrapped in alternating strands of twisted and untwisted brass wire. Pommel peened on. "J. H. Lau & Co New York" makers mark on the blade's forte.
• French Epee
  French epee with bell shaped guard. Grip wrapped with black leather and two strands of twisted wire. Small red felt washer between guard and blade forte. No leather pad present. Canted to the left and down slightly. Very little wear, though blade shows weld or solder repair 9.25 inches from point. "Coulaux & C Klingenthal" markings on blade forte.
• French Dueling Sword
  Sharp French dueling sword. Shagreen grip with one strand of twisted piano wire and two single, untwisted steel strands. Clamshell guard dished in shape with decorative perforations. Octagonally faceted pommel. Lightly inscribed or worn "Coulaux & Cie Klingenthan" maker's mark on blade forte. Brown leather pad added by owner.
• French Dueling Sword
  Sharp French dueling sword with shagreen grip. Cast iron guard and pommel adored with acanthus scrollwork. Grip's wire was absent at acquisition and replaced by owner with twisted strands of stainless steel wire; original shagreen and wood grip. Black leather pad added by owner during repairs. "Coulaux & Cie Klingenthal" marking on blade forte.
• First Model Parise Sabre
  Fencing sabre resembling Masaniello Parise's first model of sabre. Guard features a rolled edge with the tail slotted into the grip's backstrap. Grip is covered with shagreen and a single strand of twisted wire. 18mm double-fullered blade with a rounded point. Marked with "Masaniello Parise" and another indistinguishable mark on the blade's forte.
• Fencing Sabre Sold by Schoverling, Daly and Gales
  Fencing sabre with a skillfully formed and curved guard, shagreen-wrapped grip, and 14mm straight blade. German-made, double-fullered blade (marked "Made in Germany") appears to be marked "S. D. & G. New York" likely indicating the sporting goods importer and retailer Schoverling, Daly and Gales.
• Fencing Sabre
  Fencing sabre with three bar hilt, shagreen grip, and 20mm double-fullered blade. Marked with "New York" and "Germany" on the blade's forte.
• E. Svalling Fencing Sabre
  Swedish fencing sabre made by E. Svalling in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Guard is reinforced with rolled edges and with a riveted support along the center that also forms a small upper quillion. Grip is ribbed, wrapped in black leather and has a steel backstrap along the spine. Blade is marked "E. Svalling" and "Eskilstuna" on the ricasso. Video: https://vimeo.com/517955545
• Clemen & Jung Fencing Sabre
  Heavy fencing sabre with curved blade marked with a Clemen & Jung makers mark on the ricasso, depicting a shield with the letter 'z" in the center and with a five-pointed crown above. Sabre's guard is a simple dish with a riveted-on knucklebow. Thick grip is wrapped in sealed or painted cord.
• Clemen & Jung Fencing Sabre
  Fencing sabre with shagreen grip and pierced plate guard. Blade is fullered on both sides from the forte until the foible and the point is rounded. Peened hilt. Possible Clemen & Jung makers mark on the forte, resembling a shield with a five-pointed crown. Grip wrapped with cord and shagreen with remnants of twisted brass wire.
• Broqua & Scholberg Fencing Sabre
  Fencing sabre with ribbed wood grip and plate guard. Blade is fullered the full length on both sides and the point is rounded. Peened hilt. "Broqua & Scholberg" makers mark on the blade's forte.