Weirdly recurved sword guards

Luka Borscak · 5th May 2020, 08:44 PM

Double post.

Victrix · 5th May 2020, 10:24 PM

Here’s an interesting katzbalger from the armoury of Castel Sant’Angelo in the Vatican, Rome. Perhaps it was used by the famous Swiss Guard? This type of sword is bigger than I thought. The style should probably be described as Germanic rather than specifically German.

ariel · 6th May 2020, 11:48 PM

There strange hand guards were preserved in German fencing foils of 19-20th century. The " windows" were covered with thick pigskin.

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Luka Borscak Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 15	Double post. Last edited by Luka Borscak; 6th May 2020 at 04:14 PM.

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Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 755	Here’s an interesting katzbalger from the armoury of Castel Sant’Angelo in the Vatican, Rome. Perhaps it was used by the famous Swiss Guard? This type of sword is bigger than I thought. The style should probably be described as Germanic rather than specifically German. Attached Images

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	There strange hand guards were preserved in German fencing foils of 19-20th century. The " windows" were covered with thick pigskin. Attached Images