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Sean Flynt
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 Posted: Tue 10 Apr, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: Katzbalger questions |
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The photos below by Cornelius Engelhardt are from the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum. This is the only Katzbalger I've seen with this type of pommel and grip treatment, and I'm full of questions about it. I would guess that this is ca. 1500-1525, but that's based only on the more typical examples with pommels of the flattened mushroom shape.
Can anybody tell me about this particular example? Date? Region of origin? Is that cord-marked leather on the grip? Wire-marked wood? Could the pommel and grip be later replacements? Is that long nut/peen block seen on any other swords of this period? Are there photos or illustrations of other Katzbalgers of this type?
So, are any of you in Munich? 
By the way, Cornelius, do you have any photos of the other weapons in the case alongside this Katzbalger? The halberd, in particular, might help me assign a date.
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-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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Peter Dietl
Location: Munich/Germany Joined: 04 Nov 2006
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Hi Sean, I was there on last sunday ( I live in Munich) but obviosly overlooked this Katzbalger .
But doesn´t matter, I dicided to visit it again soon , so I hope I can take some photos of the weapons and perhaps get some informations about this sword.
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Peter Dietl
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Sean: Ok, I will see what I can do...we have a event in Munich coming weekend but I hope to have some spare time to visit the museum
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I was recently at the Frazier Museum, excellent stuff, and a really good team of historical re-enactors putting on shows as well.
Sean, it looks like we share the same alma matter, I am an Auburn graduate as well! The first time I ever saw anyone actually trying to re-create historical combat were some guys in the park near campus, I used to watch them every once in a while. It turns out one of them was Scott Wilson of Darkwood, who I have met a few times since!
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| Nicholas Zeman wrote: | I was recently at the Frazier Museum, excellent stuff, and a really good team of historical re-enactors putting on shows as well.
Sean, it looks like we share the same alma matter, I am an Auburn graduate as well! The first time I ever saw anyone actually trying to re-create historical combat were some guys in the park near campus, I used to watch them every once in a while. It turns out one of them was Scott Wilson of Darkwood, who I have met a few times since! |
It's a small world after all! You were at Auburn High School or Auburn U.? I was an Auburn faculty kid but attended Samford U. You know, now that you mention it I also recall that there were SCA folks running around the Loveliest Village in my days there as well.
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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