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5th March 2012, 11:39 AM
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Two Mid-16th Century Hapsburg/Austrian Pikes in my Collection
From Christie's, September 19, 1990, lots 47 and 48, an image from their showroom attached. There was three of those, so I chose the better two. Originally they came from the arsenal of the Fortress of Hohensalzburg; an image of a pile of those in the reserve collection there attached.
I never saw any other of these again. Apart from these, and the Historic Museum Basel, Switzerland, I have never seen pikes with their irons still blued! Both retaining their original blued irons and straps (!), as well as their oiriginal ash hafts (one slightly bent). Overall lengths 4.66 and 4.57 m respectively. They might even have been a bit longer originally. The only way to display them in my showroom was to suspend them crossed from the ceiling. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 5th March 2012 at 02:34 PM. |
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5th March 2012, 01:06 PM
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22nd March 2012, 07:57 PM
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Pikes Against Cavalry - a Thirty Years War Impression
... in the Tojhusmuseet (Armory Museum) Copenhagen.
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22nd March 2012, 08:13 PM
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Sadly, I don't see the videos on YouTube any more. However, the Canary Islands art of Salto del Pastor uses metal-shod poles that are quite similar to pikes. There used to be a video showing a craftsman making one out of canary island pine wood, but it's no longer up. It looks like there are resources at http://www.saltodelpastorcanario.org/. While these aren't pikes, they are structurally similar.
My 0.0002 centavos, F |
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22nd March 2012, 09:00 PM
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Hi Fearn,
It's a pity you did not save it. That's exactly what I've got used to do with everything, pics or vids, that I find on the web: save it immediately! It may not be there a minute later ...  Anyway, thanks for coming in. Best, Michael |
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22nd March 2012, 09:11 PM
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Agreed Michael. Such is life, and I'll keep looking. The Salto del pastor website above has quite a bit more information than it used to have, and perhaps they saved some of the vids.
The other good news is that craftsmen are still making the lanzas for salto del pastor, so if you want an excuse to vacation in the Canary Islands, this might be it. I'll admit I've been tempted to go to the islands for just that reason. Best, F |
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22nd March 2012, 09:19 PM
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Thank you, Fearn,
In a way I'd love to go there, and if it were just for the countryside! On the other hand: all I have been exclusively into for more than 30 years has been collecting original items. When you have a look at my linked related thread you will see my pikes and the rest of my collection - please scroll your way down to the overview images: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13180 Best, m Last edited by Matchlock; 22nd March 2012 at 11:28 PM. |
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