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6th October 2010, 02:42 PM
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Hello Richard,
It's so good to at least read some lines of you after that long silence. Your brilliant queries and comments are much missed here! Please hang on a bit more than just shuffling in the background ... Best as always, Michael |
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6th October 2010, 04:18 PM
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Landsknecht related swords from The historical kingdom of Hungary
Many thanks gentlemen for uploading those marvelous pieces
 To contribute I recently got this little gem into my hands called Régi Magyar Fegyverek by János Kalmár. It features a couple of early 16th century Hungarian swords that bear a great deal of "Landsknecht" (and most probably Italian) influence: Sword of Hungarian monarch Louis II (the young king from Jagellionian dynasty who died at Mohacs in 1526) which looks very much like a period katzbalger:  closeup:  3 Hungarian swords from the first half of 16th century :  closeup:  Note the pallashe-like scabbard. Don't really know if these belong to the original pieces or had been a later addition... (a bit of OT: they could in fact be an early verion of a pallashe, since such "italianate" sword-hilts were also fashionable on cavalry estocs of the period... some even among ottoman border troops! Still, to my eyes the swords seem a bit shortish for a cavalry weapon...) Cheers, Samuel |
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6th October 2010, 05:05 PM
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Great, Samuel, thank you,
Could you get me a copy of Janos Kalmar's Régi Magyar Fegyverek? I realize there existed an earlier 1970's edition but could not get hold of it. Is this a revised reprint as the original edition contained only very poor b/w photos? Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 6th October 2010 at 06:21 PM. |
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6th October 2010, 07:21 PM
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6th October 2010, 08:22 PM
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Done, pal, and answered!
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7th October 2010, 06:38 PM
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I'm sorry to say that not sold on the 'historismus' bastard yet. I'm positive I've seen a similar hilt in a museum collection book, described as period. As usual, I don't remember where. Will comb through my library over the next few days.
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7th October 2010, 07:41 PM
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Sold Bonhams, London, 29 April 2010.
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7th October 2010, 10:58 PM
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You guys ROCK!
I've fallen in love and all of this Medieval/Renaissance pornography is making me sweat :Big Grin: The 1.5 hander in the Musee de L'Armee recalls a wonderful 15th c. storta in Swords and Hilt Weapons (Nicholson, 1989) Please keep it up, these threads are GOLD! Best regards, Emanuel |
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8th October 2010, 12:20 AM
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I make sure to look at it every time I visit the Met. |
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8th October 2010, 04:12 PM
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8th October 2010, 12:25 PM
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I didn't realize this was a porn forum ...   - but of course I grasped your point and say thanks!Best, Michael |
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8th October 2010, 04:18 PM
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Thank you once again. Emanuel |
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