Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Katzbalgers and Related Landsknecht Swords

Matchlock · 10th November 2010, 07:02 PM

Munich, ca. 1475; now preserved in the Wallraff-Richartz-Museum Cologne (Köln).

Please note the sword of a type that is usually dated 'ca. 1520' and called a 'hunting sword' - so this really is an important painting!

10th November 2010, 07:02 PM	#178
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, ca. 1475 Munich, ca. 1475; now preserved in the Wallraff-Richartz-Museum Cologne (Köln). Please note the sword of a type that is usually dated 'ca. 1520' and called a 'hunting sword' - so this really is an important painting! Attached Images