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An Extremely Rare German 'Landsknecht' Broadsword (Katzbalger)First Half Of The 16th Century
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An Extremely Rare German 'Landsknecht' Broadsword (Katzbalger)
First Half Of The 16th Century
First Half Of The 16th Century
74 cm. blade, 89.5 cm. overall
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This is an extremely rare survivor of this characteristic type of which the best known is the 'Landsknecht' sword of Ulrich von Schellenberg (circa 1687-1558), in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. A.287). Other examples include one thought to be that of Duke Heinrich the Pius of Saxony (1473-1541) in the Historisches Museum, Dresden (inv. no. 1567 S.110), another in the Schweizerischen Landesmuseum, Zurich (inv. no. CM19516) and another in the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection, Philadelphia (no. 348). An example retaining its very similar scabbard is in the Royal Armouries Leeds. For the first see Heribert Seitz, Blankwaffen I..., 1965, pp. IX and for the last Arthur Richard Dufty, European Swords And Daggers In The Tower Of London, 1974, p. 17, pl. 16a








