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Dan Tucker
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 Posted: Fri 30 Apr, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject: Two-handed and Bastard Swords with Katzbalger crossguards |
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I've seen some contemporary depictions of two-handed swords and bastard swords with the figure-eight crossguards like those found on katzbalgers (Urs Graf's caricature of a landsknecht is one) yet I never hear them mentioned on forums or see any replicas of them, apart from a beautiful custom 'katzbalger bastard sword' on A&A's website. I find this style of guard quite attractive, even more so when combined with a beautiful blade and a hand-and-a-half hilt. I would greatly appreciate any opinions and information on, or even just pictures of, these interesting specimens.
Cheers
Dan
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Allen W
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Lutel has several at their site, Johann Schidburger used to make one that MRL sold, and Bjorn has a pic of one original on his site.
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Jeremiah Swanger
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| Posted: Fri 30 Apr, 2004 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Two-handed and Bastard Swords with Katzbalger crossguard |
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| Dan Tucker wrote: | I've seen some contemporary depictions of two-handed swords and bastard swords with the figure-eight crossguards like those found on katzbalgers (Urs Graf's caricature of a landsknecht is one) yet I never hear them mentioned on forums or see any replicas of them, apart from a beautiful custom 'katzbalger bastard sword' on A&A's website. I find this style of guard quite attractive, even more so when combined with a beautiful blade and a hand-and-a-half hilt. I would greatly appreciate any opinions and information on, or even just pictures of, these interesting specimens.
Cheers
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You're absolutely right, I honestly don't remeber them being mentioned, with the A&A exception.
I wonder if it would be period to use a XIII or XIIIa blade with a katzbalger-ish hilt, wielded sort of like an early Claymore...
Katzbalger hilt, XIII category... does a sword possibly GET more Germanic than that? 
"Rhaegar fought nobly.
Rhaegar fought valiantly.
Rhaegar fought honorably.
And Rhaegar died."
- G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
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Nathan Robinson
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Dan Tucker
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Wow! Awesome pic Nathan Robinson. Something about those katzbalger guards just really does it for me. what Oakeshotte type might that middle sword be?
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James Aldrich
Location: Green Bay WI Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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James Aldrich
Location: Green Bay WI Joined: 21 Aug 2003
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Oops. That just linked to their opening page. Well, go to their Hans-and-a-Half page; there are sveral examples which might interest you.
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Dan Tucker
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I checked out Lutel's hand and a half page and I'm impressed. I'm not sure how much they cost because the prices are in Czech currency, but I certainly wouldn't mind getting one if I could scrape together some benjamins.
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Russ Ellis
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Although the arguement could possibly be made that it's a Type XVIIIa I would say it's probably a type XX, especially taking into account the late time period from which it came I think it's likely.
TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
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K Holsen
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| Dan Tucker wrote: | | I checked out Lutel's hand and a half page and I'm impressed. I'm not sure how much they cost because the prices are in Czech currency, but I certainly wouldn't mind getting one if I could scrape together some benjamins. |
Try going here for currency conversions http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Lachlann
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