Archibald Corble (26 May 1883 – 22 January 1944) was a British fencer. His weapon was the

sabre A sabre (French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as the ...

. He competed at three Olympic Games - 1912, 1924 and 1928. He was twice British Sabre Champion at the

British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 202 ...

, in 1922 and 1927. He was the great uncle of the playwright and director

Simon Corble Simon Corble is an English playwright, director and performer. He is the great nephew of Archibald Corble, the British fencer. He grew up in rural Oxfordshire, the son of a country vicar. The family moved north in 1974, and at the age of sixte ...

. The Corble Cup is now competed for annually as the British national sabre trophy. Corble was a great collector of both swords and books on fencing. At the end of his life he donated most of his vast collection to the Catholic University of Leuven. The collection contains around 1,900 items, dating from the 15th to the 20th century, mainly from France, England, South America, Italy and Germany. Notable are the personal details, such as letters addressed to Corble, photographs of fencers, notes and comments, which are an integral part of the collection. Corble, as well as the previous owners, such as Cyril Matthey,

Alfred Hutton Alfred Hutton FSA (10 March 1839 – 18 December 1910) was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, writer, antiquarian, and swordsman. He originated the first English revival of historical fencing, together with his colleagues Egerto ...

, JR Garcia Donnell, Frederick Pollock and Jacopo Gelli, opted for new personal bindings, added ex-libri to their copies.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corble, Archibald 1883 births 1944 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Waltham Abbey, Essex