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Originally Posted by AHorsa
Dear All,
today I visited the "Klingenmuseum Solingen" and found some comparandums which I do not want to withhold from you. Sadly I only had my bad Mobile-camera with me so the image quality is pretty poor.
The sword shown in the 4th image refers very much to the example in the painting shown in #17. Interestingly the museum allocate it to Switzerland but it is shown in a painting of a dutch townguard or the like if I remember well.
@Jasper: I also went through the remarkable sword exhibition and saw your beautiful and interesting loans there!
Cheers
Andi
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HI Andi,
beautiful pictures!
yes the hilt of the sword with the chain attached to the guard and pommel is almost certainly Dutch, as also a few of the others, I will discuss it in Solingen, when I'm there.
I lent a group of medieval swords from my collection to the museum for the exhibition „The Sword – Form and Thought“
http://www.klingenmuseum.de/_english...s-schwert.html
I myself have not been there yet. I got a flat tire on the way to the opening & damaged my car, unfortunately had to return.
there's a lot of energy and effort put into this beautiful exhibition. not by me
if you are a sword enthusiast, then one should visit this exhibition!
best,
Jasper