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Dueling scar
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Dueling scars have been seen as a "badge of honour" since as early as 1825. Known variously as "Mensur scars", "the bragging scar", "smite", "Schmitte", or "Renommierschmiss", dueling scars were popul
Aenne and Franz Burda, 9 July 1931. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dueling scars were seen as a badge of honor in Germany and Austria, making their owners "good husband material".
Aenne and Franz Burda, 9 July 1931. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dueling scars were seen as a badge of honor in Germany and Austri
Attorney Curt Silberman showing an old dueling scar on his jaw (1967)
Attorney Curt Silberman showing an old dueling scar on his jaw (1967)
Rudolf Diels, co-founder and head of the Gestapo from 1933 to 1934
Rudolf Diels, co-founder and head of the Gestapo from 1933 to 1934
Academic fencing
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Academic fencing or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practised by some student corporations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, and, to a minor extent, in Belgium, Lithuania, a
Dueling scar
…scars", "the bragging scar", "smite", "Schmitte", or "Renommierschmiss", dueling scars were popular amongst upper class Germans and Austrians involved in academic fencing at the start of the 20th century. Being a practice amongst university students, it was seen as a mark of their class and honour, due to the status of…
Mensur fencing in Heidelberg, 1900
Mensur fencing in Heidelberg, 1900
An 1896 picture of Adolf Hoffmann-Heyden [de], a German Corpsstudent, showing an extensive fresh fencing scar and some minor old ones
An 1896 picture of Adolf Hoffmann-Heyden [de], a German Corpsstudent, showing an extensive fresh fencing scar and some minor old ones
Student sabre duel, 1900
Student sabre duel, 1900
Mensur fencing with Korbschlägern in Tübingen in 1831
Mensur fencing with Korbschlägern in Tübingen in 1831