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Old 21st December 2011, 08:39 AM   #254
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Originally Posted by Matchlock
Nice item Jasper,

Although, being dated 1591, this is not really a Landsknecht sword any more but a bearing sword, most probably of Austrian origin.

Btw, I have never heard of a Hans Stantler - do you happen to have records on him?

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Michael
Hi Michael,
there were still some Landsknecht upto the 17th century! seperately of the vatican-guard of course.
Hans Stantler was a swordcutler in the second half of the 16thC in Muenchen, probably the son of Wolfgang Stantler. (CF Ullstein)

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