Wheel-Lock Spanners ca. 1520-1620

cornelistromp · 23rd March 2009, 08:24 PM

Michael,

I did not expect it to be that early I bought it together with a Nurnberg Puffer (1570), however thought that the spanner was later, around 1600.

the reason for my dating is a sword in my collection with a crosshilt with kind of similar decoration (the small o shaped opening) at the end of the guards, I learned from a hilt in the solingen klingen museum book that this decoration stands for a horse mouth showing its teeth.
The sword in the museum is also dated 1550 so maybe my sword is also older than I thought?

what is your opinion?

thanks for the correct info of the spanner!

kind regards

23rd March 2009, 08:24 PM	#4
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Michael, I did not expect it to be that early I bought it together with a Nurnberg Puffer (1570), however thought that the spanner was later, around 1600. the reason for my dating is a sword in my collection with a crosshilt with kind of similar decoration (the small o shaped opening) at the end of the guards, I learned from a hilt in the solingen klingen museum book that this decoration stands for a horse mouth showing its teeth. The sword in the museum is also dated 1550 so maybe my sword is also older than I thought? what is your opinion? thanks for the correct info of the spanner! kind regards Attached Images Last edited by cornelistromp; 23rd March 2009 at 09:13 PM.