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21st February 2009, 04:27 PM
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Early 16th century sources of illustration.
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21st February 2009, 04:36 PM
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More.
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21st February 2009, 04:44 PM
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From a Resurrection Altar scene dated 1519, painted by Jörg Ratgeb, who was a Landsknecht leader himself and was executed by being torn apart by four horses in Pforzheim in 1526.
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22nd February 2009, 05:37 PM
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Two Fine Katzbalgers and a Hand-and-a-Half Sword
All in the German Historic Museum (DHM) Berlin.
The scans are taken from old German Democratic Republic photos. Michael |
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22nd February 2009, 05:39 PM
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One more detail.
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25th February 2009, 09:42 PM
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A Landsknecht with his Katzbalger and a harquebusier with powder horn and what seems to be a tiller stocked bronze barrel gun.
Details from the Resurrection scene on the so called Herscheider Altar Piece, early 16th century, now preserved at the Museum of Burg (castle) Altena, Westphalia. Michael |
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25th February 2009, 10:51 PM
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Very interesting pics, they show the diversity of the katzbalger. I'm interested in particular with (the rather unusual) curved versions and the longer, two-handed katzbalger. Here are pics of such, taken at the Hussar Museum in Eger, Hungary, and a pic of a Hungarian broad sword, fitted with what might be a katzbalger's blade.
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