Howdy,

If those Brazil-nutters can have their thread, we can have this one! :lol:
Well just like it says in the title, I'm eager to find either pictorial, reproductions or better yet archaeological examples of this type of pommel, and I guess the accompanying sword so it doesn't get lonely.
I've only got this picture of a guy with one, and I know of Albions Ritter (though feel free to post 'em), so I'm lacking in that regard.
And I guess a nice follow up question is do you own one or want one, and what is it you like about them?
To answer my own question: Yes I do want one, and I like how powerful and compact they look. :cool:

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Ignore that creepy horse...

For reference, here are the types under discussion.

Type C:

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Type D:

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From Dan Howard's article "Mail: Unchained". I believe this image dates from the 13th C.

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One for sale from Hermann Historica (from the myArmoury Photo Albums):

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Thanks for clearing that up Chad :D
Craig, Ah fantastic! Those are greatly helpfull!

Here's one from a private collection. It's date to circa 1250.

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Well, I'm a brazil nutty at heart but I do love this style pommel as well. I'm posting 2 examples that may be a bit off the beaten path. One has a thin type XI blade which I've not seen many examples of with this type of pommel. I own Albion's Ritter and have just aquired another sword of this style. It's a reproduction of the second sword that Craig posted. I haven't recieved it yet but will start a thread on it when I do. Nice to see the odd pommel types get a bit of press!

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Here's a sword from the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin. It's the inspiration for Albion's Ritter.

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Here's a few that may lean more towards style E but transitional enough that I think they're relevant.

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Looks neat Tim, I can't wait to see the full thing in all its glory. Is the scabbard suspension based on that of Jean d'Alluye?
Thanks,
Dan

Reproduction by Fulvio Del Tin

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Cheers Craig.
Hm, you can see the differences between the the Del Tin and the archaeological examples can't you?
Not bad though. But that grip pattern looks a tad modern to my tastes :lol:

Another one of that type. This one was taken at Schloss Neuenburg in Freyburg/Unstrut which used to be the biggest stronghold of the Landgrafen von Thüringen. They also owned the Wartburg near Eisenach.
http://www.schloss-neuenburg.de/English-Site.html

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National Museum, Copenhagen Denmark