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D. Rosen
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 Posted: Tue 20 Sep, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject: Pictures of Elizabethan Military swords? |
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Hi, I've been looking for pictures of military swords of the Elizabethan Renaissance for one of my classes. I am open pictures to all sorts of Elizabethan swords, but in particular ones that would seen use in the hands of a knight, soldier, gentleman, officer, etc. I am also looking for side swords (German and English), baskethilts (English), etc. Thanks for all of your help, -Daniel
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Sean Flynt
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D. Rosen
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Those are cool, but not quite what I am looking for. Elizabeth died in 1603, so 1600-1650 doesn't really help me. I'm looking for Elizabethan/late Tudor military arms. So pretty much from 1550 to 1600. Thanks!
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Nathan Robinson
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E.B. Erickson
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For English baskets in the time frame you're after, Claude Blair's article in "Scottish Weapons and Fortifications" has a bunch of them illustrated.
I've got a photo of an excavated Elizabethan war sword (don't know what else to call it). I'll try to get to a scanner and post it!
--ElJay
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Sean Flynt
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| D. Rosen wrote: | | Those are cool, but not quite what I am looking for. Elizabeth died in 1603, so 1600-1650 doesn't really help me. I'm looking for Elizabethan/late Tudor military arms. So pretty much from 1550 to 1600. Thanks! |
Well, as the author states in the first line:
"This account of English swords of the reigns of Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603), James I (r. 1603-1625) and Charles I (r. 1625-49) starts at the very end of the Elizabethan period, as it is not possible to identify earlier specimens with any certainty."
-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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Edward Hitchens
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You may want to check out this excellent article from this site:
http://www.myArmoury.com/feature_armies_eng.html
-Ted
"The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest." Thomas Jefferson
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Sean Flynt
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E.B. Erickson
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A little late, but here's the sword I was referring to earlier. Overall length is 40", and is dated in the late 1500s. The pommel is hollow and is pierced for a sword knot. There's a very similar sword shown in Wilkinson's "Edged Weapons".
--ElJay
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This is a standard topic