"An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”
These are two Men involved in an affair of honor.
Those are live blades and both combatants are deadly serious in their application.
1912 Epee Duel de Cassagnac vs Maurras - 2nd Viewpoint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDxEewxnP2YThe matter was resolved by the injury of Maurras' arm.
"De Cassagnac had disarmed him this time with a terrible forward movement which could not be checked, and if Maurras' arm had not protected him he would have been wounded very badly in the chest. His arm was seriously injured."
"This brought the combat to a close"
There doesn't seem to be anything here yet