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Matchlock · 27th June 2012, 08:13 PM

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On the second item, A 479, a fine Landsknecht broadsword, the blade probably Italian, ca. 1500, the hilt South German, ca. 1525, please note the zoomorphic stylized animal's head of magic apotropaic function, punched and chiseled on the quillons (bottom image)!

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27th June 2012, 08:13 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	More. On the second item, A 479, a fine Landsknecht broadsword, the blade probably Italian, ca. 1500, the hilt South German, ca. 1525, please note the zoomorphic stylized animal's head of magic apotropaic function, punched and chiseled on the quillons (bottom image)! m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 27th June 2012 at 09:06 PM.