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6th April 2012, 09:58 PM
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Two latest Landsknecht period rapiers, 1540's-50's - and actual earliest type rapiers - , photographed by the author in the military museum of Pague, located on the famous Hradschin, in 1997 - when earliest items where still on display there ...
I must say that when trying to access their obvious newly set-up dislay after some seven years of being closed to the publlic these days, I was totally shocked to be confronted with what seeems to be their topic presentation... Where on earth has the beautiful old stuff gone?! Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 6th April 2012 at 11:14 PM. |
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14th April 2012, 08:11 PM
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Two Early-16th c. Landsknecht Swords, in a Painting of 1518-9
The painting The Herrenberg Altar by Jörg Ratgeb is now in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
Ratgeb definitely knew what he depicted; as a consequence of his taking part in a campaign during the Peasant Wars, he got torn apart by four horses in 1526. The lower of the swords clearly shows a stylistic influence by the Swiss types of swords and daggers (Schweizerdegen), reminding us of the fact that Ratgeb lived not far from the Swiss border. m Last edited by Matchlock; 14th April 2012 at 09:49 PM. |
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30th April 2012, 06:33 PM
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An Italian style Landsknecht sword of ca. 1500; woodcut of a crossbow man, from Guards of the Holy Sepulcher, by Urs Graf.
From a book printed in Strasbourg in 1513. m |
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30th April 2012, 06:42 PM
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A very rare depiction of an early-16th c. Italian type Landsknecht saber, with three-fold pommel, by Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1510, and very similar to the piece in my collection:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...=saber+italian m |
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30th April 2012, 06:57 PM
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Eastern European types of Landsknecht sabers of the 1520's and 1530's, and of some daggers.
From the chronicle on the deeds of the Albanian Prince of Scanderberg, printed in 1533. m |
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5th May 2012, 07:09 PM
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Impressive chronicle! Thank you for all these fabulous pictures Michael.
Best, Samuel |
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6th May 2012, 01:15 AM
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Thank you so much, Samuel,
Although I regret mistyping Scanderbeg's name.  I do wish you would come in here more often but I know of course you are very busy. It's a good thing to now that you still read the posts. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 6th May 2012 at 04:22 PM. |
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