The Catholic religion is the faith of all ages, I fear not death . " One of them beat him down to the ground by a stroke on the head with his backsword.
12.
Under Kings George II, backsword play with sticks was immensely popular under the names cudgel-play and singlesticking, not only in the cities but in the countryside as well, wrestling being its only rival.
13.
The terms " broadsword " and " backsword " were not used in the 17th and 18th centuries and are of Victorian invention, referring to double-edged and single-edged basket-hilted swords respectively.
14.
A further distinction applied by arms historians and collectors is that a true broadsword possesses a double-edged blade, while similar wide-bladed swords with a single sharpened edge and a thickened back are called backswords.
15.
Alongside the scythes, the song mentioned other types of weaponry, traditionally used by the Polish " szlachta ", or nobility : the sabre, known in Polish as " szabla ", and the backsword.
16.
In 1889 Hutton published his most influential work " Cold Steel : A Practical Treatise on the Sabre ", which presented the historical method of military sabre use on foot, combining the 18th century English backsword with modern Italian duelling sabre.
17.
He later wrote his " Bref Instructions on my Paradoxes of Defence " in which he explained some of his method for using his preferred weapons ( he recommends the shorter backsword as being more versatile and offering better defence than the rapier ).
18.
In 1691, governor Sir Francis Nicholson organized competitions for the " better sort of Virginians onely who are Batchelors, " and he offered prizes " to be shot for, wrastled, played at backswords, & Run for by Horse and foott ."
19.
In 1889, Hutton published his most influential work " Cold Steel : A Practical Treatise on the Sabre ", which presented the historical method of military sabre use on foot, combining the 18th century English backsword with modern Italian duelling sabre.
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In 1889 Hutton published his most influential work, " Cold Steel : A Practical Treatise on the Sabre ", which presented an original method of military sabre use on foot, combining the 18th century English backsword with modern Italian duelling sabre.
