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Old 2nd April 2024, 12:18 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Victrix View Post
I thought I recognised that smith’s mark from somewhere. Staffan Kinman’s excellent book “European Makers of Edged Weapons, their Marks “ (2015) suggests the mark is of the Stantler family.

The star/askerisk mark you refer to is probably an Edelweiss, an alpine flower extremely popular in Switzerland and Bavaria. The halberd is probably from there also.
Thanks so much for this! Great info.
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