The knight of the temple preparing for a sortie against the Saracen.

The Chinese warrior equipping himself for battle.

The Comanchee brave taking to the warpath were as nothing compared to Tartarin de Tarascon arming himself to go to the club at nine o'clock on a dark evening, an hour after the bugle had blown the retreat.

He was cleared for action as the sailors say.
On his left hand he had a metal knuckleduster.

In his right he carried a sword-stick.