1914–1919 Western Bayonet Fencing - Germany - England - France - Russia

Film No.1 Film Date: 1914 Location: Berlin – Germany Description: Bayonet fencing Competition. Film No.2 Film Date: 26 February 1915 - 17 August 1915 Location: White City Exhibition Grounds -London - England Description: Members of the battalion of the Welsh guards perform bayonet fencing, as part of a recruitment film. Film No.3 Film Date: 1916 Location: France Description: French bayonet fencing championship. Film No.4 Film Date: 1917 Location: – Russia Description: General Grand Duke Nicholas watches soldiers practice bayonet fencing in Russia during World War I. Film No.5 Film Date: 1914 -1918 Period Location: city of event not stated – England Description: Two British soldiers are bayonet fencing before a large crowd in a city square. Two officers stand on opposite sides facing each other in a vantage point from which they can judge the effectiveness of the bayonet fencers strikes. The officer on the left indicates a successful strike by the bayonet fencer on the right. The officer then indica