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Fencing was all the rage back in the day...

The Manly Art of Quarter-Staff Origins of a Victorian Combat Sport by Tony Wolf from Alliance Martial Arts

This should get you started? He's a gentleman about town but deadly at the tricks and traps of dagger work?

Historical Fencing Manuals Online -- Swords & Swordsmanship
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