AN ENGLISH HANGER C.1635 SWORD
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Pre 1700 item# 882890 (stock# 08-118)
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With iron hilt, the pierced shell guard chiseled with relief portraits of King Charles I (1625-49) and Queen Henrietta Maria. Copper wire and band wrapped grip. 27 1/4" curved blade chiseled with the running wolf mark. Two swords with very similar hilts are recorded. The first is illustrated in Arms & Armour in Stuart and Tudor London, Holmes Pl. XVIII (Museum of London Coll.) and the second in Swords & Daggers, Wilkinson Pl. 64 (Howarth Collection). Swords of this form are sometime ...click for details
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EUROPEAN SAPPER’S HELMET C.1625
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Pre 1700 item# 884063 (stock# 86-194)
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The Thirty Years War devastated Northern Europe, primarily the German states. It was a war of siege and massive destruction fueled by religious fervor. Thousands of castles and tens of thousands of villages were destroyed. In the forefront of siege warfare were the sappers whose job it was to undermine and destroy fortifications, primarily castle and city walls. They were attacked directly as well as at distance by musket fire and a variety of projectiles. This helmet served a sapper of the ...click for details
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A FINE ENGLISH PIKEMANS BREASTPLATE C.1640
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Pre 1700 item# 884086 (stock# 08-132)
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English Civil War period. Heavy iron, forged from a single plate with medial ridge terminating in a peak ate the bottom. Broad rounded flared skirt and rolled thickened edges at the arms. Raised rolled edge neck. Two mushroom head studs for the backplate straps. Single incised line decoration bordering the neck and arm openings. Untouched with virtually 100% original black textured finish which acted both as a preservative and to provide a degree of cushioning. That surface very likely concealin ...click for details
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A GERMAN EXECUTIONER’S AXE C.1550-1600
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Pre 1700 item# 891385 (stock# 09-333)
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The axe was the most common method of execution by decapitation in Europe through the 17th century after which it was replaced by the sword. It was considered the most humane method and many historic figures including Mary Queen of Scots, and Charles I were beheaded by axe. Sir Thomas More was sentenced to be “hanged, drawn and quartered” but his sentence was commuted to execution by axe. On the block, he is reported to tell the executioner that his beard was completely innocent of any crime ...click for details
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SPANISH COLONIAL RAPIER C.1660-80
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Pre 1700 item# 882874 (stock# j423)
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28 7/8 flattened diamond section blade with deep fuller at the forte marked A.I.S.I. repeated three times each side. Evidently an illiterate workmans attempt to imitate noted blade smith Thomas Ayalas name. Makers mark after the fuller, each side. Chiseled iron hilt with assymetrical shell guards, each with thick spirally fluted edges and pierced liner plates boldly cut with ovals and openwork stylized foliage. Integral quillon block and guard with forward thick tapered quillon and recurved knuc ...click for details
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ITALIAN HALBERD C.1570-90
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Pre 1700 item# 885040 (stock# 86-1)
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This halberd was of a form which gained favor in Italy in the late 16th century. It was designed as a very effective fighting weapon responding to the changing tactics of the day. It is slightly lighter and more streamlined than its predecessors increasing agility and making it more effective for thrusting. The iron cheek straps protected the haft from cutting. This halberd is similar to #2 of this catalog. They are the products of two different makers, probably unknown to each other. Thei ...click for details
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AN ITALIAN BREASTPLATE C.1580
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Pre 1700 item# 891372 (stock# 09-336)
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This is a good example of a type of breastplate which took its form from current fashion. It is of fine peascod form with a strong overhanging central ridge. That feature mimics the padded doublets which were stylish in the late 16th century. It is of relatively light weight, from Northern Italy, probably used in a guard unit. At the time, powerful nobles, clergy and business men maintained personal guard units to protect them and their possessions as well as deter mischief by show of force. ...click for details
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A FINE EUROPEAN SIEGE WEIGHT BREASTPLATE C.1570
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Pre 1700 item# 884161 (stock# spr08-426)
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In siege warfare, attackers were disadvantaged by position and protective defenses. That necessitated increased bodily protection. As the amount of armor a man was capable of wearing was limited by its weight, the protection was concentrated in the vital areas, the helmet to protect the head and the breastplate to protect the vital organs. This breastplate provided that latter protection. It is especially finely made with thick forward rolled neck and arm borders and a medial ridge peaked above ...click for details
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