Hi all... Came across this photo from an obscure book about the photographs taken by a Paisley Plumber in the 1880's.... Stickfighting was at it's height in Victorian times and this photo shows a group of enthusiasts somewhere in the West Coast of Scotland, engaged in a bout with their walking sticks. Hats and thick coats are their only protection! Louie
Thanks for your ever inspiring pic.links!!! (I'm often arranging LARPs, and theese pics are very inspiring when thinking out character-consepts for a "Call of Cthulhu-1880's-LARP)
My dad has a book about sport in Glasgow in the 1800s and it has a picture of two men stick fighting in a similar situation to this in a Glasgow park.
Scan it and post it up here (along w/ details on the book - author, publish date, etc.). Cross post it to the yahoo groups [Singlestick] forum too (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singlestick) Peace favor your sword, Kirk
