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Old 21st February 2009, 03:47 PM   #1
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Old 21st February 2009, 03:56 PM   #2
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100 year old photos Katzbalgers in the Dresden Armory.
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Early 16th century sources of illustration.
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From a Resurrection Altar scene dated 1519, painted by Jörg Ratgeb, who was a Landsknecht leader himself and was executed by being torn apart by four horses in Pforzheim in 1526.
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Old 22nd February 2009, 05:37 PM   #7
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Default Two Fine Katzbalgers and a Hand-and-a-Half Sword

All in the German Historic Museum (DHM) Berlin.

The scans are taken from old German Democratic Republic photos.

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Old 2nd November 2012, 09:50 PM   #8
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Amazing sword incredible workmanship I am suprised the museum doesn't own this one. Very nice!



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Old 5th November 2012, 04:02 PM   #9
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Sword from my collection.
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Old 5th November 2012, 06:43 PM   #10
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Welcome to our forum, Foxbat
What a wonderful start; this is a stupendous sword
Can we see more pictures of it ?
Could you tell us something about it ?
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Old 5th November 2012, 07:43 PM   #11
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Thank you! Can't really tell much about it besides the fact that it has 36" blade with wolf mark on it, with wonderful balance. The only other picture of it is here, shown with its sister sword.
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Old 6th November 2012, 10:28 AM   #12
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Hi,

re: the guard
circular tracks (due to mechanical rotation?) can be seen on the flat side of the guard finals.
Can you please post a picture where you can see how these finals are attached to the guard?

Do you maybe have a provenance of this sword, collection, dealer or auctionhouse?

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Old 6th November 2012, 10:32 AM   #13
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Magnificent. Is the 'sister' also from your collection ?
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