An Extremely Rare North Italian Arquebusier's Auxiliary Armament Saber, ca. 1510-15

Matchlock · 4th October 2010, 02:37 PM

An illustration by Flavius Vegetius Renatus from his famos work 'Vier Bücher der Ritterschaft' (four books on chivalry), published Erfurt, East Germany, in 1511.

The landsknecht bears a short sword with exactly this type of threefold pommel as on my saber, a halberd and a short arquebus, obviously without a lock mechanism.
His companion on the right is equipped with a short sword featuring a pommel of early bird's head shape and lightly curved quillons of earliest Katzbalger type.

Best,
Michael

4th October 2010, 02:37 PM	#26
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	An illustration by Flavius Vegetius Renatus from his famos work 'Vier Bücher der Ritterschaft' (four books on chivalry), published Erfurt, East Germany, in 1511. The landsknecht bears a short sword with exactly this type of threefold pommel as on my saber, a halberd and a short arquebus, obviously without a lock mechanism. His companion on the right is equipped with a short sword featuring a pommel of early bird's head shape and lightly curved quillons of earliest Katzbalger type. Best, Michael Attached Images

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