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Forum: European Armoury 3rd June 2023, 01:25 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
Thanks! Looks like it was a great exhibit. I've...

Thanks! Looks like it was a great exhibit. I've seen some of these in various publications, but not all in one place. Many interesting and archetypical features in their collection.

Actually the...
Forum: European Armoury 23rd March 2023, 11:46 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
225552 Certainly the features of the hilt...

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Certainly the features of the hilt are very typical in Germany and adjacent lands at this time. For comparison, a Swiss painting in the Met of approximately the same date.

225553...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2023, 11:07 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
To follow up on my earlier post on examples with...

To follow up on my earlier post on examples with Italian makers' marks, another important example is this one in Toronto, which I have seen in person. It was donated to the Mamluk armoury in...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2023, 11:03 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
Yes, very similar! I am not very knowledgeable...

Yes, very similar! I am not very knowledgeable about sabers and post-medieval swords, so I didn't make this connection.


I think this one is one is quite interesting because it also seems to show...
Forum: European Armoury 17th March 2023, 12:22 AM
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Posted By Reventlov
I think this is possible - here is another sword...

I think this is possible - here is another sword in the same museum, overall rather different, but the grip is so similar. According to descriptions, the date of 1523 is inscribed somewhere on the...
Forum: European Armoury 15th March 2023, 01:23 AM
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Posted By Reventlov
Here is another distinctive sword in the...

Here is another distinctive sword in the Hungarian National Museum. The oblong octagonal pommel is similar to previous examples, but of higher quality with an inset emblem (possibly a coin?). The...
Forum: European Armoury 7th March 2023, 12:35 AM
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Posted By Reventlov
I found it! Source is here...

I found it! Source is here (file:///C:/Users/Mark/Downloads/acta_iuvenum_sectio_archeologica_i.pdf), the sword is in the Jósa András Museum, in Hungary. Very typical features overall, though the...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2023, 12:26 AM
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Posted By Reventlov
I was already intending to post about no. 2633...

I was already intending to post about no. 2633 next, as it has some other different but distinct features. The pommel is generally similar to previous examples, but octagonal instead of square. The...
Forum: European Armoury 4th March 2023, 12:12 AM
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Posted By Reventlov
Great! Helpful photos for comparison. So much...

Great! Helpful photos for comparison. So much information to find in old articles - thanks for sharing. Probably the most comprehensive piece in English is David Alexander's two-part "European swords...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2023, 09:40 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
Yes, these are good examples of this distinctive...

Yes, these are good examples of this distinctive style of disc pommel with a square boss. The museum in Bucharest has at least five of them, judging from the photos I have seen.

The one I have...
Forum: European Armoury 2nd March 2023, 06:01 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
The Russian article that I pulled the images of...

The Russian article that I pulled the images of Stephen's coins is here (https://www.e-anthropology.com/English/Catalog/History/STM_DWL_0AGM_NvriBGjAK733.aspx)... maybe they say something about the...
Forum: European Armoury 1st March 2023, 08:16 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
Brilliant! I had König's paper on hand, but could...

Brilliant! I had König's paper on hand, but could not trace the references any further. It's great to have the full text available.

Here is another example of what might have been called a sword a...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2023, 10:33 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
The Topkapi holds one other Moldavian sword, with...

The Topkapi holds one other Moldavian sword, with a very similar hilt but different blade. The pommel medallions show the Moldavian aurochs, but without the accompanying star, crescent, and rose, and...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2023, 10:31 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
The sword of Stephen the Great is preserved in...

The sword of Stephen the Great is preserved in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, along with two others of exactly the same type that surely come from the same workshop. On one of these the pommel...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2023, 10:25 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
The interesting example of the sword of Stephen...

The interesting example of the sword of Stephen the Great of Moldavia (r. 1457-1504) has been raised here (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.php?p=279461&postcount=111). The blade has four...
Forum: European Armoury 28th February 2023, 10:24 PM
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Posted By Reventlov
Late medieval swords from Southeastern Europe

Inspired by this thread (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10450) on Wallachian swords, I'd like to expand the discussion to Southeastern Europe as a whole, and cover the interesting and...
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