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Ben Conan
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Full-stack Historical Fencer - Annecy, France 🗡️📚🤺🛡️🌐🏛️📜
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Here's a side by side comparison with the Maestro and an Albion Meyer for reference. The Sigi happens to be very loosely inspired by the Diefstetter fechtschwert from the MET (especially for its decoration), but it is not a close reproduction - and that was not its purpose.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I happen to have a Sigi Maestro as well - and use it on the regular. Very nice, flexible and robust but they're designed for a different environment, that of contemporary competitions. They flex at around 10-12 kgs, with a thicker blade and without the wide spatula. This one flexes around 5,5kgs.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
And it was forged by Gaël Fabre - whose work I absolutely admire every time he posts something new : www.gaelfabre.com/galerie/
Galerie
www.gaelfabre.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I have been looking for quite some time for a #fencing sword that more closely mimics historical artifacts. On top of being gorgeous, this one is the perfect tool to try out the Prellhaw in practice.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Its schilt is based on the kind of swords depicted in Joachim Meyer Gründtliche Beschreibung, and in Paulus Hector Mair Opus Amplissimum. the blade flares in a large spatula at the end, for a blade thickness of less than a millimeter. It's also way more flexible than modern so-called "Federschwert".
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Le programme repose sur l’engagement bénévole de l’équipe organisatrice — le crew du CELACAMTHE — ainsi que sur les contributions des intervenant·es.
Dans cette optique, nous lançons un appel à contributions, ouvert jusqu’au 1er décembre 2025.
escrime-annecy.com/marquisattac...
Marquisattack VI – CELA – Cercle d'Escrime du Lac d'Annecy
escrime-annecy.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🐟Conférences : pour partager les travaux scientifiques et les réflexions intellectuelles de la communauté.
🐟Ateliers : pour expérimenter et mettre en pratique les enseignements des sources historiques de combat.
🐟Compétitions : pour exprimer son art et évaluer sa maîtrise face à d’autres champions.
Marquisattack VI – CELA – Cercle d'Escrime du Lac d'Annecy
escrime-annecy.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
September 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Now documented on the french #HEMA federation wiki : www.ffamhe.fr/wiki/Ms.B.3
Ms.B.3 — Wiki AMHE
www.ffamhe.fr
June 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Oh, unfortunately I'm not sure it's hosted elsewhere. It works fine on my end - either it's your browser deeming the site insecure, or you need a French IP through VPN.
June 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The Rennes version is available here : www.tablettes-rennaises.fr/app/photopro...
There is no link for the Prague version at the moment, but we've contacted the library to get a digital version.
www.tablettes-rennaises.fr
June 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
How to position the student in guards, a short quiz that almost look like a test, lessons about parries, attacks feints etc. in a very dry and straightforward style.

Digitization : books.google.fr/books?id=_Io...
ACADEMIE NOUVELLE, ET LEÇONS DU SI. VODROMONT, Maître en fait d'armes, en quatre parties, y compris les parades [et] repostes du simple au double, les Explications en Demandes [et] Reponses, la maniér...
books.google.fr
June 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It's a short #fencing treatise from 1781 in French and German. A distinctive feature lies in it being addressed to a fencing teacher, rather than a student, and it details the contents of fencing lessons and exercices to be practiced.
June 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
At first glance it could be a partial copy of Cod.1426, a 17th century copy of the #Dürer #Fechtbuch lost during WW2.
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Je tiens ce compte en anglais pour les post, je m'adapte pour les replies :)
On se rattrapera à un autre event !
May 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This one ? no, it's a fresh one. I dug it up a week ago, and I'm not sure there are many in the #HEMA community who are aware of its existence - let alone working on it. RvN started a partial transcription, and is having it reviewed by Jan Schäfer, afaik.
May 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM