Fencing foil
Fencing foil that was possibly used by the 8th Lord Howard de
Walden, a keen medievalist and enthusiast of chivalric tradtion.
Foils is characterised by their very light, tapered blades that are
designed to bend easily.
A foil is one of three weapons - including the épée and
sabre - used in fencing. The modern foil was the training weapon
for the small sword. The use of a foil as a practice weapon can be
traced as far back as the 16th century, with Shakespeare's Hamlet
referring to foils in Act 5 Scene 2. Hamlet uses foils during his
'breathing time' - otherwise known as exercise!
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