All his straight thrusts or disengagements over your blade may be
parried with prime, and all those under your blade with seconde.
These parries are stronger than tierce and quarte, and are, therefore,
better adapted for parrying such a heavy weapon as a rifle and bayonet.
They also defend the head and leg as well as the body, while the others
only guard the breast.
Tierce and quarte may, however, be occasionally used against his thrusts
at the breast. A greater variety of returns would be thereby obtained.