Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 7:23 pm
Texas Tech Higgins Armoury exibit pics
Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 7:26 pm
Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 7:28 pm
Posts: 1,606 Location: Chicago, Illinois
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 9:19 pm
Shawn-
You are the MAN! Thank you for posting these. That messer is stunning! Do you have any info on it by chance? I am salivating over it.....
Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 9:38 pm
Sorry Tim, the only info I have on is its 1450-1500 german, weight is 2 lbs, 7 oz....and they were calling it a "hand and a half hunting sword".. :wtf: the lighing was really screwy in there and prevented me from getting shots of the info cards on most of them...approx measurements are: hilt; 7", blade is around 35-36" x 1.5"..narrow fuller running 2/3 down the blade..these were made in comparison to the rapier I had with me at the time. I would have gotten more as this was one of my favorites but these were taken at break-neck speed in between my fights.
Posts: 1,606 Location: Chicago, Illinois
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 10:31 pm
Shawn-
No worries! The pics are great and very appreciated. I was thinking it was a hunting sword because of the beasts heads on the ends of the cross.... The blade is awesome. Is that a false edge across the top, or some sort of steps...?
Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sat 29 Aug, 2009 11:15 pm
After the fuller terminates the last 1/3 of the blade has a saber-esq false edge...hmm now that I stop and think about it, the whole blade of the messer is kind of like some long straight proto-saber
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Sun 30 Aug, 2009 1:30 pm
When was the sword with the brazil nut pommel made?
Posts: 1,606 Location: Chicago, Illinois
Sun 30 Aug, 2009 2:15 pm
Craig Peters wrote: |
When was the sword with the brazil nut pommel made? |
Check this out Craig.....
http://www.myArmoury.com/feature_higgins_vik.html
Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Sun 30 Aug, 2009 2:27 pm
:eek: wow that sword has made it around! :D ..the card in the case stated 1050-1100..german..I will have to read that artical later.
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Posts: 144 Location: Amarillo TX
Thu 03 Sep, 2009 12:18 am
Thanks Danny!
You know its funny..I was browsing that exact Flickr page yesterday and never saw that :eek:
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