dagger series, small landsknecht dagger 1520

[Matchlock]

If there was a contest for the 'forum pic of the year 2013', I would say we got it! Thanks a lot,my dear friend 'Nando, for your black 'composite' three-legged tomcat!

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[fernando]

Ah, ah
By composite i was referring to the picture including both cats weapons. That is Adriano the 8,5 Kgs. four legged one
Here is Daniel, the three legged family member. He likes bizarre endroits .

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[cornelistromp]

Now the contest who has the biggest is over.
lets try, I know it is not easy, to go back to the dagger.

The ergonomics of the handle of the rondel dagger implies that it was used almost exclusively in the underhand style .
apart from that, the overarm blow with a downward-pointing blade is much powerful than an underarm trust.
a overarm blow is a natural innate reflex of humans.

The image of a dagger fight in Solothurn fechtbuch around 1500, by the way with a dagger with bulky pommels of the type above, clearly illustrates this.
see also the study sketch of Durer, a hand that grasps a rondel dagger firmly.

[cornelistromp]

the Met landsknecht dagger

[cornelistromp]

landsknechtdagger, Rothenburg museum.

[Justin King]

I am grateful to Cornelistromp for posting this, I am keenly interested in this family of daggers with the eyeglass-shaped parry plate, and examples seem to be very rare. The 2 examples at the Met are familiar to me and have become a bit of a personal obsession, although I have not seen them in person. Absolutely beautiful pieces!

[cornelistromp]

Originally Posted by Justin King

I am grateful to Cornelistromp for posting this, I am keenly interested in this family of daggers with the eyeglass-shaped parry plate, and examples seem to be very rare. The 2 examples at the Met are familiar to me and have become a bit of a personal obsession, although I have not seen them in person. Absolutely beautiful pieces!

Hi Justin,

welcome to the forum.
nice that you like the article, which is a compliment in itself.
Everyone knows the classification of daggers in 5 groups;
Guillon-, ballock-, rondel dagger, basilard and cinquedea.
(hauswehr is placed under knifes)
but it is mainly the subgroups of those daggers that makes it interesting stuff.
In my posts DAGGER SERIES , I try to describe a dozen with examples from literature, art and collections.

thanks+best,
Jasper