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recently received this special katzbalger.
The sword was found in 1973 in the river meuse near roermond. was in the Visser-collection, hereafter the famous San Diego, California Collection and now ( luckily) back in the Netherlands. The length of the sword is 117 cm, the blade 93 cm and the grip 19 cm. The pommel is onion-shaped and decorated with woven bands and has the characteristic for the 16th century flower-shaped brass blade-button on the pommel. With a grip of 19cm it can be handled with two hands, so it is slightly larger than a one-and-a-half-hander. its a big 1 1/2 hander or a small two hander. a katzbalger is very rare in itself, but this one in particular , it has a cross-guard shaped like a snake, which twists and bites its own tail, here the characteristic katzbalger hilt is formed. The snake biting its own tail is a common motif in the 16th century. The time of the Renaissance, a time when the tail-eater was frequently depicted in paintings and on and around sculptures and statues. This made it even more a symbol for rebirth (= literally renaissance). And stands for eternal repetitive life. the Landsknecht's sword can be dated somewhere between 1520-1530. I know a second copy of this hilt shape, without snake, I have to look up the details. Last edited by cornelistromp; 29th November 2020 at 08:02 AM. |
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