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9th October 2011, 08:01 PM
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But that's exactly what I pointed out, 'Nando - and that's also what the joke is all about!  It really is, as I said: ca. 1520 and all original!Best, Michl Last edited by Matchlock; 9th October 2011 at 08:14 PM. |
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9th October 2011, 08:05 PM
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Sorry for being too speedy; didn't read the whole paragraph
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9th October 2011, 08:14 PM
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That's o.k., my friend,
Things like these tend to happen to old folks like us!    Michl |
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1st November 2011, 06:44 PM
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A standard bearer Landsknecht with a short sword that could be called an early predecessor of a Katzbalger. Please note the slightly curved quillons.
Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, 1502. Best, Michael |
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