Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - late XIV -Early XVI th century Swiss Degen

Cerjak · 12th February 2017, 05:31 PM

Degens are basically larger versions of the Swiss (Holbein) Dagger, These short swords seem to fulfil the same function as the katzbalgerr : a handy weapon for close quarter fighting.
O.L. 68 cm ; blade L. 52.8 cm; blade width at hilt 3.9 cm.
The examples showed in pictures are from the Reichsstadtmuseum
Any comment on it would be welcome.
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Any comment on it would be welcome.
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12th February 2017, 05:31 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,064	late XV -Early XVI th century Swiss Degen Degens are basically larger versions of the Swiss (Holbein) Dagger, These short swords seem to fulfil the same function as the katzbalgerr : a handy weapon for close quarter fighting. O.L. 68 cm ; blade L. 52.8 cm; blade width at hilt 3.9 cm. The examples showed in pictures are from the Reichsstadtmuseum Any comment on it would be welcome. Best Any comment on it would be welcome. Best Attached Images Last edited by Cerjak; 13th February 2017 at 08:48 AM.