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162 (detail)64162162AN EXTREMELY RARE SOUTH GERMAN MILITARYBROADSWORD ‘KATZBALGER', SECOND QUARTER OFTHE 16TH CENTURYin excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade offlattened-diamond section strongly tapering at the point andcut with a near full length slender fuller on each face,rectangular ricasso, steel hilt comprising a pair of horizontallyrecurved quillons, each formed of a writhen bar issuant froma serpent’s head and with near spherical terminal almosttouching the root, moulded quillon block, tapering pommel offishtail form with pronounced medial ridge fluted en suitewith the quillons, and retaining its original burrwood grip78cm; 30N in bladeVery few swords of this distinctive form remain extant. Notableexamples include that of Ulrich von Schellenberg ImperialFeldOberst (circa 1487-1558), preserved in the KunthistorischesMuseum, Vienna (inv. nr. A287) and another, with hilt encasedin chased silver and possibly that of Duke Heinrich the Pius ofSaxony (1473-1541), preserved in the Historisches Museum,Dresden (Inv. 1567 S.110). Another example is preserved in theSchweizerischen Landesmuseum, Zurich (LM19516). See B.<strong>Thomas</strong> & O. Gamber 1976, p.187 no. 97; J. Schöbel & J.Karpinski 1973, p.84 and p.97, no. 43b; H. Schneider & K.Stüber 1980, p.73, no. 100.£7000-9000

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