Katzbalgers and Related Landsknecht Swords

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Originally Posted by Lee

... Armed with this I would be more than a match for the claws and fangs of an angry house-cat. ... I am told the inscription is some awful romantic drivel in vogue in the 16th century and not worthy of the effort of translation...

Correct assumption, Lee; sometimes i 'spank' my 8 kilos cat with objects of similar dimensions and he doesn't seem to bother .
If only this most interesting and misterious sword could speak, we would know its history ... maybe a surprising one or, in the least, unexpected ?. Could it have been shortened in the same ocasion of the inscription enngraving ... like being for presentation ? or retired from action, to be modified and kept or displayed in the sanctuary of some sect.
If it were mine, even though being told the inscription is not worth the translation, i would revolve the skies to have it done.
End of fantasy