A GERMAN FIGHTING TWO HAND SWORD LATE 16 TH CENTURY

cornelistromp · 12th January 2016, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by batjka

This is a beautiful sword indeed, and I have learned a great deal from you gentlemen. Thank you for showing it and discussing it here.

As far as the use of this type of weapon, I have to disagree with the above-mentioned links. The treatise and the video are meant for a Montante, which was an Iberian phenomenon. The sword in question is a German two-hander and would have been handled quite differently. I believe that the German use would be close to the Lightenauer lineage than to the Spanish/Portuguese style.

yes you are absolutely right, although there is much overlap, this is absolutely not the right school for this sword.
nevertheless it is useful to give a visual impression of two-handed sword techniques.

According to Thomas Del Mar the sword can be Italian or German, out of interest what makes you think the sword is German?

best,
Jasper

batjka · 13th January 2016, 02:28 AM

Jasper,

I have no experience judging the exact origins of these swords. It looks Germanic in form, and the title says "German", so I did not think otherwise.

Coming back to how these were used in battle, I found a curious article that might she'd some light on it:

http://www.renaissancewarfare.com/1_...he-Doppel.html

13th January 2016, 02:28 AM	#2
batjka Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 39	Jasper, I have no experience judging the exact origins of these swords. It looks Germanic in form, and the title says "German", so I did not think otherwise. Coming back to how these were used in battle, I found a curious article that might she'd some light on it: http://www.renaissancewarfare.com/1_...he-Doppel.html