15th to 16th Century North Italian Edged Weapons and Their Marks

Matchlock · 6th October 2009, 06:47 PM

These are called Malchus swords in German, named after the soldier whose ear was reportedly chopped off by St. Peter at Getsemani.

Matchlock · 6th October 2009, 06:56 PM

The hammer with the additional snap matchlock ca. 1550, the one combined with a wheel-lock ca. 1530. The rear ends of the stocks are copper soldered hollow iron tubes scheduled to receive the ramrod and fitted with a swiveling cover (see third pic, right).

The mirrored Z shaped ornaments on the nails or screws of the wheel-lock hammer are characteristic of almost all early 16th century ironwork. I attach two photos of an important Nuremberg padlock, ca. 1525-30, formerly in my collection, with the same Z decoration for comparison (see both ends of the bottom bar in the second image).

Now that was a little excerpt from Armi Bianche Italiane.

Best,
Michael

6th October 2009, 06:47 PM	#1
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Italian Falchions, ca. 1460 These are called Malchus swords in German, named after the soldier whose ear was reportedly chopped off by St. Peter at Getsemani. Attached Images

6th October 2009, 06:56 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two Highly Unusual North Italian Combination Weapons The hammer with the additional snap matchlock ca. 1550, the one combined with a wheel-lock ca. 1530. The rear ends of the stocks are copper soldered hollow iron tubes scheduled to receive the ramrod and fitted with a swiveling cover (see third pic, right). The mirrored Z shaped ornaments on the nails or screws of the wheel-lock hammer are characteristic of almost all early 16th century ironwork. I attach two photos of an important Nuremberg padlock, ca. 1525-30, formerly in my collection, with the same Z decoration for comparison (see both ends of the bottom bar in the second image). Now that was a little excerpt from Armi Bianche Italiane. Best, Michael Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 7th October 2009 at 11:33 AM.