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"Carte, Guard. Turn wrist with nails upwards; hand on a line with lower part of breast; arm somewhat bent, and elbow inclined a little to the outside; point of foil elevated at an angle of about 15 degrees, and directed at upper part of adversary's breast." — Chambers, 1881

Carte

"Carte, Guard. Turn wrist with nails upwards; hand on a line with lower part of breast; arm somewhat…

A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter

Wire Fence

A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter

Two men fencing.

Fencing

Two men fencing.

Diagram of a fencer's waist quartered to show the points of the body against which thrusts are aimed.

Fencing

Diagram of a fencer's waist quartered to show the points of the body against which thrusts are aimed.

Prime parry. The thrust <em>in prime</em> for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking up the opponent's foil by lowering the point of the foil, the back of the hand toward the face, as shown in the right-hand figure.

Fencing

Prime parry. The thrust in prime for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking…

Quarte parry. The thrust <em>in quarte</em> for the left side of the body, on the high lines, is parried by striking down to the left the opponent's foil by assuming the attitude shown in the left-hand figure.

Fencing

Quarte parry. The thrust in quarte for the left side of the body, on the high lines, is parried…

Tierce parry. The thrust <em>in tierce</em> for the right side of the body, on the high lines, is parried by raising the foil and striking the opponent's weapon to the right, as shown in the left-hand figure.

Fencing

Tierce parry. The thrust in tierce for the right side of the body, on the high lines, is parried…

Two men fencing.

Fencing

Two men fencing.

This is a versatile wire gate, witch the common purpose of dividing a piece of land.

Wire Gate

This is a versatile wire gate, witch the common purpose of dividing a piece of land.

"Prime, Parade. In using prime to parry the thrust in seconde, pass your point over the adversary's blade, lower it to the waist, keeping your wrist as high as your mouth, nails downward, elbow bent, and body held back as far as possible. The left foot should also be drawn backward a few inches, to remove the body further from the hostile point." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Prime

"Prime, Parade. In using prime to parry the thrust in seconde, pass your point over the adversary's…

"Quinte, Parade. Wrist in high carte, sword-point low, and oppose adversary from the forte of the outside edge of your blade." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Quinte

"Quinte, Parade. Wrist in high carte, sword-point low, and oppose adversary from the forte of the outside…

"Seconde, Parade. Nails and wrist downward, hand opposed outward, and blade, pointing low, should form an angle of about 45 degrees with the ground." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Seconde

"Seconde, Parade. Nails and wrist downward, hand opposed outward, and blade, pointing low, should form…

"Tierce, Guard. As in carte, the nails and wrist being somewhat more downward, and the arm stretched a little outward, to cover the outside." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Tierce

"Tierce, Guard. As in carte, the nails and wrist being somewhat more downward, and the arm stretched…