German sword of late 16th century: model identification

cornelistromp · 19th April 2012, 06:40 PM

Hi JM,

nice sword with single edged blade?
from about 1585 to about 1620 knuckle guards of some types of hilts ends in a disc of greater diameter than the breadth of the quard, like the sword you posted.
The hilt is a good example of norman type 13(probably 1515 onwards)
the first illustration of this type named by Norman in The Rapier and Small-sword is a drawing known as "Aneli mit dem prunkschwert" by Urs Graf dated 1518.
However, the pommel of this sword, Norman pommel type 30, points to a later date namely , pommel type 30 came in the first quarter of the seventeenth century.

it is therefore likely that the sword is also out of the first quarter of the 17thc.

best,

19th April 2012, 06:40 PM	#3
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Hi JM, nice sword with single edged blade? from about 1585 to about 1620 knuckle guards of some types of hilts ends in a disc of greater diameter than the breadth of the quard, like the sword you posted. The hilt is a good example of norman type 13(probably 1515 onwards) the first illustration of this type named by Norman in The Rapier and Small-sword is a drawing known as "Aneli mit dem prunkschwert" by Urs Graf dated 1518. However, the pommel of this sword, Norman pommel type 30, points to a later date namely , pommel type 30 came in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. it is therefore likely that the sword is also out of the first quarter of the 17thc. best,