Fixed Bayonets (1890) By Captain Alfred Hutton
One of the few British manuals written on the use bayonets in the 19th century. Inspired by the British armies transition from the Martini Henry to the Lee – Metford rifle. In this work, he insisted that a competently wielded bayonet should beat a good swordsman. However, his view was regarded in the army as too theoretical for modern practical instruction. He retorted by deploring military reliance on Italian theories of swordsmanship to the exclusion of effective French practice. He was particularly dismissive of the one handed “Throw” because of his concerns about the inability to control the weapon
William Clowes & Sons, London, 1890, First edition. Frontispiece portrait, and title page stamped for the Admiralty Library. Featuring 23 engraved plates, a glossary of English, French, and Italian terms common to the art of fencing, and a bibliographical list of works affecting the bayonet. Bound in maroon cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated brown, black and silver, edges worn, and wear to the spine
Hutton's first book, Swordsmanship, was published in 1862. Following retirement from the army in 1865 he devoted himself to the practice of modern fencing. He later published Cold Steel, a work devoted to the sabre. Under his instruction, the School of Arms of the London Rifle Brigade reached a very high level of swordsmanship. He was the first President of the Amateur Fencing Association in Britain and, later, was a fencing delegate to the British Olympic Council and a jury member at the International Cup in Paris in 1903
One of the few British manuals written on the use bayonets in the 19th century. Inspired by the British armies transition from the Martini Henry to the Lee – Metford rifle. In this work, he insisted that a competently wielded bayonet should beat a good swordsman. However, his view was regarded in the army as too theoretical for modern practical instruction. He retorted by deploring military reliance on Italian theories of swordsmanship to the exclusion of effective French practice. He was particularly dismissive of the one handed “Throw” because of his concerns about the inability to control the weapon
William Clowes & Sons, London, 1890, First edition. Frontispiece portrait, and title page stamped for the Admiralty Library. Featuring 23 engraved plates, a glossary of English, French, and Italian terms common to the art of fencing, and a bibliographical list of works affecting the bayonet. Bound in maroon cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated brown, black and silver, edges worn, and wear to the spine
Hutton's first book, Swordsmanship, was published in 1862. Following retirement from the army in 1865 he devoted himself to the practice of modern fencing. He later published Cold Steel, a work devoted to the sabre. Under his instruction, the School of Arms of the London Rifle Brigade reached a very high level of swordsmanship. He was the first President of the Amateur Fencing Association in Britain and, later, was a fencing delegate to the British Olympic Council and a jury member at the International Cup in Paris in 1903
One of the few British manuals written on the use bayonets in the 19th century. Inspired by the British armies transition from the Martini Henry to the Lee – Metford rifle. In this work, he insisted that a competently wielded bayonet should beat a good swordsman. However, his view was regarded in the army as too theoretical for modern practical instruction. He retorted by deploring military reliance on Italian theories of swordsmanship to the exclusion of effective French practice. He was particularly dismissive of the one handed “Throw” because of his concerns about the inability to control the weapon
William Clowes & Sons, London, 1890, First edition. Frontispiece portrait, and title page stamped for the Admiralty Library. Featuring 23 engraved plates, a glossary of English, French, and Italian terms common to the art of fencing, and a bibliographical list of works affecting the bayonet. Bound in maroon cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated brown, black and silver, edges worn, and wear to the spine
Hutton's first book, Swordsmanship, was published in 1862. Following retirement from the army in 1865 he devoted himself to the practice of modern fencing. He later published Cold Steel, a work devoted to the sabre. Under his instruction, the School of Arms of the London Rifle Brigade reached a very high level of swordsmanship. He was the first President of the Amateur Fencing Association in Britain and, later, was a fencing delegate to the British Olympic Council and a jury member at the International Cup in Paris in 1903