Renaissance executioner sword from Germany

cornelistromp · 7th April 2011, 04:10 PM

Hi Steve,

welcome to the forum, also because there is little knowledge of these type of swords, I certainly do not.

I have heard two myths about these swords;
- after a certain number of deaths the sword was thrown into a river because people were afraid that the lust for blood of the sword would be unstoppable.
- executioner swords were never engraved with the name and place(town) of the executioner, but........ there are examples known ?

'm curious about your opinion.

Regards from Holland,

7th April 2011, 04:10 PM	#20
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	Hi Steve, welcome to the forum, also because there is little knowledge of these type of swords, I certainly do not. I have heard two myths about these swords; - after a certain number of deaths the sword was thrown into a river because people were afraid that the lust for blood of the sword would be unstoppable. - executioner swords were never engraved with the name and place(town) of the executioner, but........ there are examples known ? 'm curious about your opinion. Regards from Holland,