Siege sickle from Eger, Hungary -- myArmoury.com

Henrik Zoltan Toth · Posted: Fri 11 Sep, 2015 10:12 pm Post subject: Siege sickle from Eger, Hungary

For some time there was a topic here about sickles; there was one in a removed exhibition from a private collector in Eger in NE Hungary. The fortess sustained succesfull a large ottoman army in 1552 than the turks occupied it 44 years later, so the exhibitions there contains a lot of interesting stuff. The weapons of the private collector has been bought by the museum so now all of them are shown again. Here is "siege sickle" with a ca. 30 inch long blade. I don't now how thick it is.

Bartek Strojek · Posted: Sat 12 Sep, 2015 8:21 am Post subject:

I must say that those are all very fine looking weapons, but that 'sickle' looks straight out gnarly... :eek:

Do you per chance know what the description next to those has to say about them?

Henrik Zoltan Toth · Posted: Sun 13 Sep, 2015 7:07 am Post subject:

I promise I'll make a photo next time!

Sa'ar Nudel · Posted: Mon 14 Sep, 2015 2:17 am Post subject:

Remarkable collection (many excavated messers, of various forms and lengths, also a very rare longsword size katzbalger), I was there. Impressive fortress that holds another collection (smaller though).

Boris R. · Posted: Mon 14 Sep, 2015 3:03 am Post subject:

what does the label says about datations?

Henrik Zoltan Toth · Posted: Tue 15 Sep, 2015 6:45 am Post subject:

These are weapons from the 15-17th centuries and that sickle is a "siege sickle"; I can't remember on any specifications, measurements etc in the label.

Robert Leach · Posted: Tue 15 Sep, 2015 3:02 pm Post subject:

The sickle is a fearsome looking weapon. I wonder how the thin edge would hold up to combat use, as I'd imagine it is a modified agricultural implement (???) But, when the Turks are at the door, you use what you have.