Oakeshott type XVIIIb with recurved arms

cornelistromp · 3rd June 2012, 05:41 PM

I always have found one of the nicest types of sword the long stabbing 2 hands sword, with recurved arms of the cross, Oakeshott type XVIIIb.
These swords were found in the literature and drawings from 1425 to about 1520, for example drawn by Albrecht Dürer and Martin Schoengrauer, see drawing Schoengrauer from 1475.
Historical examples of this type of sword are Wallace A467, nr 11829 Cluny, and the famous sword from the Bavarian National Museum, Munich (XVIIIa.5 ROMs).
Also some pictures from a true fighting sword in my collection, ex Gottlob Herbert Bidermann collection.
The sword length is 124cm, water discovery with the original handle intact.

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3rd June 2012, 05:41 PM	#1
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,058	Oakeshott type XVIIIb with recurved arms I always have found one of the nicest types of sword the long stabbing 2 hands sword, with recurved arms of the cross, Oakeshott type XVIIIb. These swords were found in the literature and drawings from 1425 to about 1520, for example drawn by Albrecht Dürer and Martin Schoengrauer, see drawing Schoengrauer from 1475. Historical examples of this type of sword are Wallace A467, nr 11829 Cluny, and the famous sword from the Bavarian National Museum, Munich (XVIIIa.5 ROMs). Also some pictures from a true fighting sword in my collection, ex Gottlob Herbert Bidermann collection. The sword length is 124cm, water discovery with the original handle intact. best, Attached Images Last edited by cornelistromp; 3rd June 2012 at 05:54 PM.