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James Arlen Gillaspie
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Alright, I'm done with the camera, for the time being. Attached are a diagram of 'turners', shown in cross section, and an example of type 4.
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Manouchehr M.
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Manouchehr M.
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| Posted: Tue 27 Mar, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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More swords. I took better pics of some that I had already posted in Devember like the Claymore. Some are new.
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Hisham Gaballa
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Hi Manouchehr,
Although my main interest is arms and armour from the near and Middle East, I can answer this one.
The landsknechts were German infantry from the period circa 1485 to 1550. The were famous for their flamboyant clothing and fought with pikes, halberds and two-handed swords. They were usually very lightly armoured as only landsknecht "officers" could afford armour. The first weapon is a standard western Europan "longsword" but with a 16th century type hilt. A sword like this could be held with one or two hands. The shorter swords are "katzbalger" variants. Katzbalgers are shorter swords designed for use in the close confines of the tightly-packed formations that landsknechts usually fought in. All these swords would have been secondary weapons used only when it wasn't possible to use the primary weapon.
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Manouchehr;
Very nice! A friend has a reproduction Katzbalger which has a pommel virtually identical to the one you've pictured in the lower photo. It's to the point that it looks as though the mold was taken directly from this example, even! His only has the "figure eight" style guard though, rather than the extra knucke-bow and branches. Still, a very nice sword.
BTW, did you get any shots of the wheellock pistols which were displayed between the last two sets of swords? They look like VERY early examples, probably from the 1540's.
Thanks again for posting these wonderful photo's!
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
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http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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Manouchehr M.
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| Posted: Wed 28 Mar, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Gordon Frye wrote: | Manouchehr;
Very nice! A friend has a reproduction Katzbalger which has a pommel virtually identical to the one you've pictured in the lower photo. It's to the point that it looks as though the mold was taken directly from this example, even! His only has the "figure eight" style guard though, rather than the extra knucke-bow and branches. Still, a very nice sword.
BTW, did you get any shots of the wheellock pistols which were displayed between the last two sets of swords? They look like VERY early examples, probably from the 1540's.
Thanks again for posting these wonderful photo's!
Cheers!
Gordon |
Gordon
Thank you very much for your kind words. Could you please post a pic of the sword here? I did not have enough space on my memory card that is why I did not take any pictures of firearms. I used two memory cards on all these pictures. Next time when I am in Paris I will take more pictures and also of these items.
KInd regards
Manouchehr
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Manouchehr M.
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| Posted: Thu 29 Mar, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Dear friends,
Let us continue the tour of the museum.
Foot soldier's armour with Giovani Angelo Missaglia point
Made in Milan 1510-1515
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Manouchehr
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James Arlen Gillaspie
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The Italian 'Maximilian' halfharness is missing the lowest lame of the fauld. Seems as though I've seen too many 'Maximilian' cuirasses that are missing that lame. I have no idea why.
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Gordon Frye
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| James Arlen Gillaspie wrote: | | The Italian 'Maximilian' halfharness is missing the lowest lame of the fauld. Seems as though I've seen too many 'Maximilian' cuirasses that are missing that lame. I have no idea why. |
How odd. I wonder if it had to do with moving pieces around within a garniture, between foot and horse configurations and just loosing them. Or, conversely, if the Victorians were yet again guilty of "cleaning up" things that didn't fit their pre-conceptions/visual morality, such as with armoured cod-pieces. Interesting to speculate, though.
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
http://www.renaissancesoldier.com/
http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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| James Arlen Gillaspie wrote: | | The Italian 'Maximilian' halfharness is missing the lowest lame of the fauld. Seems as though I've seen too many 'Maximilian' cuirasses that are missing that lame. I have no idea why. |
James
Thanks for your input. What is lame of the fauld?
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Manouchehr
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| Posted: Fri 30 Mar, 2007 10:22 am Post subject: |
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My dear friends,
Let us continue our tour in the museum 
I really appreciate any input from you. I have learned a lot.
Half armor related to Galiot de Genouillac
Milanese or French work 1530
Kind regards
Manouchehr
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Manouchehr;
Anne de Montmorency was Constable of France during the reins of Henri II and his sons Francois II and Charles VIIII. He was one of the contending leaders of the Catholic forces during the early years of the French Wars of Religion, and was killed at the Battle of St. Dennis (1567) by the same gentleman (Montgomery) who had accidentally killed Henri II in the joust in 1560. Montgomery was attempting to take the old (70+) Constable prisoner, when Montmorency swung his sword-hilt at Montgomery and knocked out Montgomery's front teeth. Montgomery then shot the Constable with his pistol for the foolish act, and the old man died several days later.
Interestingly enough, Montmorency (leader of the Catholic forces) was uncle of the Admiral of France, Gaspar de Coligny, who was one of the leaders of the Protestant forces. Interesting, and quite literal "Brother against Brother" aspect of the French Wars of Religion, which were more a civil war than simply a religious one.
I'm sure there is more in Anne de Montmorency, Robert Montgomery and Garpar de Coligny in Wikapaedia, too.
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
http://www.renaissancesoldier.com/
http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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