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Matchlock · 16th October 2011, 06:44 PM

Two relatively early samples, both sold at Galerie Koller, Zurich, a few years ago.

The first ca. 1540, probably depicting Hercules and the lion; the second ca. 1555, engraved with a votive motif of a Landsknecht pledging allegiance to Christ, which we often find on breast plates of the same period.
The third ca. 1580, engraved with a female figure holding a sword.

Probably none of them was made in Nuremberg.

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16th October 2011, 06:44 PM	#27
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Two relatively early samples, both sold at Galerie Koller, Zurich, a few years ago. The first ca. 1540, probably depicting Hercules and the lion; the second ca. 1555, engraved with a votive motif of a Landsknecht pledging allegiance to Christ, which we often find on breast plates of the same period. The third ca. 1580, engraved with a female figure holding a sword. Probably none of them was made in Nuremberg. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 16th October 2011 at 06:54 PM.