What kind of sword is this? -- myArmoury.com

Lafayette C Curtis · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: What kind of sword is this?

There's a curious sword (or long knife) depicted in Pieter Aertsen's Egg Dance--a public-domain version of which can be seen here:

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/aertsen/egg-dance/

How should the blade be properly classified? Is it a messer (unlikely because of the grip?), a dusack, or something else entirely?

Olov Tidemalm · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 3:16 am Post subject:

It looks alot like: http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/drae...G_2948.jpg

J. D. Carter · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 4:12 am Post subject:

It's almost as if a katzbalger and a saber mated. Nice link to the story behind the painting

Sean Flynt · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:

I'd say it's a long peasant knife like the German rugger.

Sean Flynt · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 7:42 am Post subject:

Like these:

Ben C. · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 9:11 am Post subject:

the sword posted by Olov Tidemalm seems to be pretty close. The website appears to be in Swedish so unfortunately I can't read any of the details but in my opinion it looks to be the same type. The sword's details are here;

http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/drae...balte.html

Anders Backlund · Posted: Fri 18 Jul, 2008 11:47 am Post subject:

I've wondered about that blade as well, actually. To me it looks like some kind of messer with a katzbalger guard.