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Sun 02 May, 2004 10:19 am
Circa 1520 Flemish Sabre in the Tower Armoury
I recently had the pleasure to visit the Tower of London. While there I ran across a really large sabre, from the size certainly intended for two handed use. It was next to some of Henry VIII's armor and was dated circa 1520 and listed as possibly Flemish. It surprised me, as it wasnt the type of weapon I would expect to find in a display of Henry VIII armor and weapons.
I have always been very interested in sabres from this time period, expecially the Kriegsmessers, Swiss Sabres and the like and have noted many posts on this site about such weapons. I have not seen any mention of this (possible) Flemish version here so have attached some pictures I took of it. (the pic's do not do the sabre's size justice, it seemed much bigger in person).
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