An Extremely Rare North Italian Arquebusier's Auxiliary Armament Saber, ca. 1510-15

[Samik]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Actually I borrowed a professional slide (cost me more than 300 euro ...!!!) of this painting from the Stockholm Museum where it is kept and had scene prints done, plus a huge size poster of the whole painting but I cannot put this on the scanner ...

Thats some steep price indeed!

Originally Posted by Matchlock

I attach more details though scanned from a smaller sized scene print of the group of arquebusiers in the foreground.

Best as I could do,
Michael

I had been personally interested in the lancer(s) that are next to the arquebusiers but many thanks nevertheless!

Cheers,
Samuel

[Matchlock]

What I can do is try and take digital pics of the group of lancers (Spießknechte) and post those. The big poster is under glas though ...

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[Matchlock]

Here are the horsemen lancers, best as I could do - it's under glass, so sorry for the inevitable reflections.

Best,
Michael

[Samik]

Beautiful Michael ! , thank you very much

[Matchlock]

Originally Posted by Samik

Beautiful Michael ! , thank you very much

You're too kind, Samuel,

I'll hang on though and try to do better soon - with a little help from a friend ...

Good night from Bavaria,
and best as always,

Michael

[Matchlock]

Finally here is a piece of period artwork, by Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1510, illustrating an Italian type of Landsknecht saber with a three-fold pommel (Dreipassknauf), very similar to my piece.

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[Matchlock]

More on Landsknecht sabers of the 1520's to 1530's:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...507#post138507