antique hand and a half assembled wrong
I was browsing through old sothebys auctions today and came across this 16th century German hand and a half. I dont know if its a piece put together from extra parts, but whatever was done, someone put it the quillons upside down! I guess it didnt matter to someone since the high bid was over $17000!

Mike


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Here...after a little editing, this looks better.

Mike


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The ultimate upgrade project! :lol:
Sadly, I could have bought one very simalar for about $8,000. The offer was on the table but my budget said no way. It looks a bit like Albion's upcoming Hauptman I think. (sp?)
LOL, that one confused me until I saw your second post and read your first one past the illustration...
Gary Grzybek wrote:
It looks a bit like Albion's upcoming Hauptman I think. (sp?)


It sure does. Beautiful sword.
Looks kinda like a pre-basket hilted sword...where someone underestimated the needed size of the basket.

I wonder when it was assembled that way, and why the crossguard got taken off in the first place. :\

Johan Schubert Moen

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