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Anders Kramer
Location: Denmark Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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as for the katzbalger suspension, have you considered tablet-woven bands?
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Sean Flynt
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| Anders Kramer wrote: | | as for the katzbalger suspension, have you considered tablet-woven bands? |
I know of at least one example of a (partially) tablet woven suspension for a much earlier Spanish scabbard, so it is technically feasible for this period. I tend to associate tablet weave with thicker materials than would account for the way these suspensions bunch and roll and appear when knotted, which is what led me to the idea of a scarf or thin sash. Textiles are far out of my knowledge, though, so I think it's worth exploring.
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
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Anders Kramer
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i think it makes sense with the silk sash, and you're right about the thickness of tablet weaving. However, I have seen very thin reconstructions made from silk, form the viking period (which is about 700-1066 here in Denmark). Hhey would behave almost as a sash if wide enough.
But, since the depictions show no pattern in the suspension-material, it probably is just one thin long piece of silk fabric.
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Daniel Staberg
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Two more images, the first is by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch and gives a view of the knotwork
The second is a photo of a modern reconstruction using cord
With regard to the use of fabric I've made decent use of linen when wearing a borrowed katzbalger which had a scabbard but no suspension. Fastend with knots and wound around the scabbard it allowed me to carry the katzbalger in something very close to the 'horizontal' fashion seen in images. Particularly when tied tightly to the breastplate it stayed in place and I had little problem with drawing it when needed.
"There is nothing more hazardous than to venture a battle. One can lose it
by a thousand unforseen circumstances, even when one has thorougly taken all
precautions that the most perfect military skill allows for."
-Fieldmarshal Lennart Torstensson.
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