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29th June 2012, 09:52 PM
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A Landsknecht Sword and Saber, Dated 1584
Close-ups from a painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger, dated 1584, in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg.
The arms and armor are of course depicted in the old traditional style of the 1540's. As in several other instances of contemporary illustrative sources of period artwork, the artist even considered depicting the characteristic cross and orb mark - plus, near the tip, a typical wavy, serpent-like ornament - on the blade of the saber!!! Please note that the hilts of both arms are blackened! Author's photos, 1995. See also http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...714#post141714 Best, m Last edited by Matchlock; 29th June 2012 at 10:22 PM. |
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