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This is a 1976 catalogue by Schobel and Karpinski of "princely arms and armour from the Dresden Historic Museum." It full title is Prunkwaffen & Rüstungen aus dem Historischen Museum, Dresden. It's 257 pages long and has many color and B&W photos, almost always full-page. Armour, swords, firearms, and impact weapons are covered, including many fantastic examples from the 16th century. The text is in German. Some of its items include:

http://pics.myArmoury.com/view.html?rapiertime01.jpg (the book's pic is B&W)
http://pics.myArmoury.com/view.html?fantasy02.jpg
http://pics.myArmoury.com/view.html?fantasy04.jpg

It's a nice catalogue and often sells for $60+. Asking $50 + shipping. Money order accepted, PayPal preferred (please add 3%). I'll also consider trades for book not already on my reading list.

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Are there any Katzbalgers illustrated in this tome?

Also, what kinds of impact weapons are there?

Thx for your time!

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Charles G. wrote:

Are there any Katzbalgers illustrated in this tome? Also, what kinds of impact weapons are there? Thx for your time!

Charles,
There are about a half dozen long polearms, plus about a half-dozen short impact weapons, including at least one axe combined with a pistol. In a quick flip-though, I came across a single Katzbalger.

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This one is still available.

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I realize I neglected to mention the book's condition. The book itself is in fine shape: the binding is tight, the pages undamaged as far as I could tell, and no noteworthy bumps or gouges are on the cloth hardcover or its gilt letters/design. The dust jacket has that one chunk missing, which measures 1 3/8 inches across, and has minor shelf wear. It's protected now by a clear dust jacket protector which should keep it from seeing further harm. For a book published in 1976 it's in pretty darn good shape.

As a reminder, trade offers are welcomed.

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Still available. :)

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Price drop to $45 + shipping.

The Dresden collection has many fine items in it. If I didn't have another version of this book, I wouldn't be letting go of it. :)