The practice sabre should have a quill edge, which is the bluntest edge
there is, and the point should be rounded off.
SABRE _v._ BAYONET.
While writing on this subject, the fencing names of the parries will be
used, viz.:—
Prime (Head Guard).
Seconde (Outside Leg Guard).
Tierce (Outside Guard).
Quarte (Inside Guard).
In describing how to deal with a man armed with a rifle and bayonet, it
will be necessary to explain his methods of attack and defence.
A bayonet should be used like a foil, but in consequence of its weight
and general unwieldiness, the simple movements of the latter weapon can
only be executed by it, and as the sabre, from its weight and shape, is
similarly circumstanced, the two arms, in that respect, are on equal
terms.
[Illustration: PLATE XXI.—ENGAGING GUARD.]
PLATE XXI.
ENGAGING GUARD.
A bayoneteer, therefore, engages in tierce or quarte, from which he can
make the following attacks:—
A straight thrust.
A disengagement.
Feint a straight thrust and disengage.
“One, Two” (feint a disengagement into one line and disengage into
another).