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Michael Mercier
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 Posted: Fri 17 Feb, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: antique hand and a half assembled wrong |
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I was browsing through old sothebys auctions today and came across this 16th century German hand and a half. I dont know if its a piece put together from extra parts, but whatever was done, someone put it the quillons upside down! I guess it didnt matter to someone since the high bid was over $17000!
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Michael Mercier
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| Posted: Fri 17 Feb, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: fixed |
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Here...after a little editing, this looks better.
Mike
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Sadly, I could have bought one very simalar for about $8,000. The offer was on the table but my budget said no way. It looks a bit like Albion's upcoming Hauptman I think. (sp?)
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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Addison C. de Lisle
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LOL, that one confused me until I saw your second post and read your first one past the illustration...
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Joachim Nilsson
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| Gary Grzybek wrote: | | It looks a bit like Albion's upcoming Hauptman I think. (sp?) |
It sure does. Beautiful sword.
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Johan S. Moen
Location: Kristiansand, Norway Joined: 26 Jan 2004
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Looks kinda like a pre-basket hilted sword...where someone underestimated the needed size of the basket.
I wonder when it was assembled that way, and why the crossguard got taken off in the first place. 
Johan Schubert Moen
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