Sword I d needed please

Jim McDougall · Yesterday, 01:58 AM

The stag does not have any particular symbolism outside of being related of course to 'the hunt'. The running wolf is rather perplexing as perhaps it might be associated with the crude chop mark type running wolf of Passau, and even more tenuously with the bushy tail fox in England's Shotley Bridge. Naturally there can be speculations which are indeed compelling.

The hunt was a very social and fashion oriented event, so the weaponry worn was a key element of status and flamboyance. This is why several references such as by Bashford Dean(1929) and Pierce Carrington (1937) are dedicated to court and hunting swords, and these are closely related in this sense.

According to Howard Blackmore(1971) the occult, magic and talismanic motifs and decoration used on blades of hunting weapons in the 17th c. transmitted to blades of other personal edged weapons as well.

While many blades were decorated with these kinds of motif by engravers and artisans in and around various blade making centers, some most notable were the 'caissagnard' from Nantes in France. These were notably found also in blades of Eastern Europe and it would seem including Steyr, Austria.

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,742	The stag does not have any particular symbolism outside of being related of course to 'the hunt'. The running wolf is rather perplexing as perhaps it might be associated with the crude chop mark type running wolf of Passau, and even more tenuously with the bushy tail fox in England's Shotley Bridge. Naturally there can be speculations which are indeed compelling. The hunt was a very social and fashion oriented event, so the weaponry worn was a key element of status and flamboyance. This is why several references such as by Bashford Dean(1929) and Pierce Carrington (1937) are dedicated to court and hunting swords, and these are closely related in this sense. According to Howard Blackmore(1971) the occult, magic and talismanic motifs and decoration used on blades of hunting weapons in the 17th c. transmitted to blades of other personal edged weapons as well. While many blades were decorated with these kinds of motif by engravers and artisans in and around various blade making centers, some most notable were the 'caissagnard' from Nantes in France. These were notably found also in blades of Eastern Europe and it would seem including Steyr, Austria.