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A German Scabbard For A Landsknecht DaggerDated 1584
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £850 inc. premium
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A German Scabbard For A Landsknecht Dagger
Dated 1584
Dated 1584
Of iron, the outer side embossed, pierced and chased overall with whorls framing grotesque masks, and with a couple in contemporary costume between male profile heads, the back with roughly chased decoration and inscribed '1.5.8.4. / .H.I.B. / .H.I.A. / .A.I.K. / .M.E. /, crossed suspension mount, and baluster terminal (some rust patination)
28.7 cm.
28.7 cm.
Footnotes
For similar examples see Heribert Seitz, Blankwaffen II, 1968, p. 193; and Wallace Collection A765








