"Mensura wambu"

[Raimo Malkamäki]

Hi Kari,

long time, no see!

I have no strong view if the word is Mensura or Memsura, but looks like latter.

Anyway, just a short side track: Mensur fencing was also mentioned in Max Thimmig's book Yön saalistaja, which I translated and Koala Kustannus published in 2021. Max wrote the story of his grandfather.

On the pages 32-33 it is told that Wolfgang Thimmig and his twin brother Günther indeed did have Mensur as a hobby while they were studying at Lepizig university in 1930s. It is also mentioned that Mensur was forbidden during the the 1920, but it was still done in secrecy. Starting from 1933 it was allowed again.

Wolfgang Thimmig had a Mensur scar on the right side of his face, and it was consider as a honour in the academic circles.

Just FYI.

Best regards
Raimo