Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Saint Sebastian's martyrdom a la Portuguese

Matchlock · 10th November 2010, 04:37 PM

Well done, 'Nando,

Thank you! What wonderful weapons the Portuguese had ...

The crossbow is clearly influenced by the mid-15th c. Italo-Spanish style, with a very delicate long tiller and and small indented steel bow. Also the quite developed form of the sword hilt is remarkable.

I attach scans of a ca. 1450 Italian painting depicting similar bows and crossbows.

Best,
Michl

10th November 2010, 04:37 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Well done, 'Nando, Thank you! What wonderful weapons the Portuguese had ... The crossbow is clearly influenced by the mid-15th c. Italo-Spanish style, with a very delicate long tiller and and small indented steel bow. Also the quite developed form of the sword hilt is remarkable. I attach scans of a ca. 1450 Italian painting depicting similar bows and crossbows. Best, Michl Attached Images