A German hand and a half sword,circa 1520 Broad,double-edged blade inlaid with brass,crowned pi mark and several grooves on the ricasso. Iron quillons(old repair on one side). Finials sparsely cut. The leather-covered grip is thicker in the centre and wrapped with cord. Smooth pear-shaped pommel. Length 110 cm. Typical Landsknecht sword for field use. See Schneider,Waffen im Schweizerischen Landesmuseum(Weapons in the Swiss National Museum). Vol. 1. No. 67 f. Provenance: Axel Guttmann Collection,Hermann Historica,42nd Auction,2 May 2002,historic,hist,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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