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Yesterday I received from an urban archaeologist, a beautiful and extremely rare landsknechtdagger.
This dagger was found in the Netherlands in the River Lek, a remarkable detail is that there were 2 pieces of iron stuck to the blade of the dagger. See pictures before the conservation. In one of these iron nuggets was a silver coin of "Philips de Schone" found. (Philip I [1] (22 July 1478-25 September 1506), known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first member of the house of Habsburg to be King of Castile . The son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip inherited the Greater part of the Duchy of Burgundy and the Burgundian Netherlands.) Because of this coin this dagger can be dated: after 1482 and probably before 1506. Another remarkable detail is that a landsknechtdagger with an almost similar grip with another blade, surely from the same workshop, is on loan from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam to the Netherlands Army Museum. This dagger is published in Arms and Armour of knights and landsknechts Jan Piet Puype & Harm Stevens, no62, page 208/209. (a must have masterpiece for every scholar interested in Arms and Armour). enjoy the pictures best, Last edited by cornelistromp; 16th April 2012 at 08:56 AM. |
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before conservation.
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the dagger after conservation, the Philip the Handsome coin and the Rijksmuseum dagger, No62 in A&A of knight and Landsknechts.
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Perfect piece and documentation, Jasper, thank you!
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Beautiful and extremely rare pice, Jasper. Congrats! I especially like where it was found. Time to go drain off a river or two looking for goodies!
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a brass tang washer with an interesting form.
Last edited by cornelistromp; 16th April 2012 at 09:02 PM. |
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