Although Bartitsu does not draw from the Italian traditions, the four hand positions clearly match. Especially for the rapier students at Academie Duello who are also Bartitsuka, I present “Boxing Interpreted as Italian Sword” without further commentary:
Prima
This pairs with what I call "over-pronated" punches, and what some mistakenly call "the chopper".
Seconda
This is the common pronated cross:
Terza
Our favoured punch, featured in most bare-knuckle boxing instructions: