1915 Sword Demonstration

1915. Silent. Title cards in English. A sword demonstration by ex-Corporal-Major Eggleton of the Royal Horse Guards. On foot, using a regulation Cavalry sword, he cuts through a piece of wood held by two men. A celebrity in uniform, described as “Mr Holman James (Fred Lindsay)“ holds an apple on the flat of his palm and Eggleton splits the apple with a single blow. He repeats the trick blindfold with James bent forward and the apple resting in the nape of his neck. Finally Eggleton cuts, in one blow, throug