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Reproduction of the 1842 sabre treatise by Bartolomeo Bertolini in both Italian and English.

The only available modern edition of Grondige Beschryvinge van de Edele ende Ridderlijcke Scherm- ofte Wapen-Konste by Johannes Georgius Bruchius.

First ever English translation of Vrays Principes de l’Espée seule, by Philibert, Sr. de la Touche (1670).

An  introduction to the history and use of the Scottish broadsword, and the history of singlestick play in Britain over the centuries.

Transcription and English translation of the 1937 Dutch fencing manual Voorschrift voor de Opleiding in het Vechten met de Blanke Wapens (VOVBW).

The only available modern edition of Jéann Daniel L’Ange's Deutliche und gründliche Erklärung der adelichen und ritterlichen freyen Fecht-Kunst.

The Irish tradition of hand to hand (or "hand to jacket") combat.

Or, the True Art of Self-Defence. With an account of the author's life, and his transactions during the wars with France. To which is annexed, The Art of Gunnerie.

An interpretation of the techniques described in the Walpurgis Manuscript.

An introduction to self-defence with the dagger in Renaissance Italy.

A simple system for the broadsword or sabre (1798).

A translation of Francesco Antonio Marcelli’s 1686 description of the fencing system that he attributes to his father and uncle – annotated extensively for the modern reader, expanding on and explaining its numerous references and quotations.

Fighting Skills of the Medieval Gaelic Warrior.

One of the first resources about the intriguing Swedish approach to sabre fencing, with a clear and understandable translation.

Transcription and translation of Charles Besnard’s Le maistre d’arme liberal.