the river Lek Landsknechtdagger

[cornelistromp]

which is also very remarkable with this type of dagger is the following I noticed;

I have handled 3 genuine landsknechtdaggers, all with a flared calyx type of grip, and all 3 have a sort of bell inside the handle.

with the first dagger, I thought it was a loose piece of iron,locked in the grip. With the second dagger, I found it very coincidental, now with the third, I think this is done intentionally, comparable with the Dutch knives with wooden liongrips with a wooden rattle ball inside.

I hope I once get the opportunity to inspect the dagger no62 in the Dutch Army museum, so I could check whether this dagger has something similar locked in the grip.


Should there also be a link to the katzbalgers with a brass-bell terminals at the end of the parrier guards ?