~ Moliere
These first three are from the Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Close helmet with mask visor, circa 1515
Attributed to Kolman Helmschmid
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YyrJAgz-FyM90M7LjtPqEjNPuBXdn6xf8gW16EUqFynVFaHlN8iqdaMN3LtORWfSLyaM0m7pWssbxCdOc23YjULzb63bsuFLtjNGG3g6FNWkgesj0L8FTLRoAuaFwNpOBneMzEHRcVM/s400/Fencing+Kolman.jpg)
German design for a sword hilt, circa 1540
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedw18LY9eJe_j1eeluSiSESPxU0MjiFn8Jt2mplkQk2itCmIcOld4YFQaZ6cikQKTeDr_HjoGOY2yNmnm7eY7BZIXUz2oOxX6YQOx3pS8kh2fV2hjqyYIuHWiygbtryRxueQjOzNTcfU/s400/Fencing+Sword.jpg)
Armor of the Gusoku type, 18th century
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrzC30GOq3JZckBaEdDStO4fuxphMp2fIVnDhBWrucrCMyTmo_3VdnZ-9-jpd7UmOV5AcbpwzrQ8zOimUcgkNyXd6JDBaS315a088EtroN_r6FGgvnFM-jsc4Uo1Gnxe2QcxoBI7RTRc/s400/Fencing+Armor.jpg)
"Lichtschwert" (Light Saber) in front of the opera house in Graz, Austria.
Sculptor: Hartmut Skerbisch
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxhG2r4bVYmYhfACjnP68jYn29xWqAKYMhvo4yKtO9rQFMJ09yU9aZ03U0dDVn2HBQJNIsuMMKUyRqqr9rOhys72MRf4Q2xUO_gXZ0FCxLs06k_GkLo_MLtxiDv68K_fFcH8qQM1kRkc/s400/Fencing+Lichtschwert.jpg)
The Motherland Calls
by Yevgeny Vuchetich
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_ei5gbr7Z6NgLH53fIbj7CZiF8GyAkqaDNP-rl1j0cuwOo742mFLa-GYaHc5NX0j3rMxVXemtcBa_GpAG8Bwz48VLS9PO82qj814RgW0FX9Oq7TAYnKfIcHLUAkb4MkS3MpoiH9WAUo/s400/Fencing+Motherland+Calls.jpg)
A bit of trivia: At the time of its installation in 1967, the statue of The Motherland Calls formed the largest free-standing sculpture in the world.
Links:
~ Fencing fork sculpture
~ The art of stage fighting (lesson plan)
~ How to make a wooden sword
~ A little fencing history
~ A fun photo
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