Backsword.wmv

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The Art of the Backsword
From the Lessons of Donald McBane and Andrew Lonnergan

This method is closely related to that of Thomas Page, and represents the swordsmanship of the backsword players or stage gladiators of the earlier part of the 18th century. Although Lonnergan's manual actually dates to 1771, his backsword instructions are clearly within the same tradition as those of McBane, who published his manual in 1728. McBane's backsword instructions are short and fragmentary, but they can be combined with those of Lonnergan to form a complete system of backsword play. McBane was a Scottish Highlander and Lonnergan was probably Irish.

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