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26th February 2009, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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Kisak, I would like very much to see a pic of the original piece. The replica in the link is weird, to say the least: very plain hilt, blade looks somewhat japanese (!). I'm not suggesting it is a fantasy piece but we do have to see the original.
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27th February 2009, 03:13 AM | #2 |
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I'm afraid I haven't been able to track down any photographs of the original (wouldn't mind seeing them myself). As the link goes to a site maintained by the Historical Museum in Stockholm I doubt the sword is fabricated entirely, but of course it's not exactly a solid source either.
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8th March 2009, 06:15 AM | #3 |
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!Very interesting material! Thank you, Matchlock! You always bring good documental contributions.
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8th March 2009, 02:09 PM | #4 |
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Thank you, Gonzalo,
Historic sources of illustration are the most important thing when it comes to research and dating of original pieces. Michael |
11th March 2009, 04:58 PM | #5 |
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A very good Katzbalger, ca. 1500-10, retaining its original blackened hilt, the blade struck with a Gothic minuscule p mark, overall length 118 cm (!).
Provenance: Sotheby's London, June 20, 1929 (800 USD), bought by Wiliam Randolph Hearst and sold again Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Switzerland, Nov 27, 1961, lot 33 (estimate 2,500 SFr; I do not know what it went for). Michael |
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Is this P related to the one we often see in Swedish blades?
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12th March 2009, 04:31 PM | #7 |
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Could you please post an example of the Swedish P, Manuel, and give a date for the blade(s)?
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