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Examples of arms and armor from Fischer (picture intensive)

Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:45 am

Here are some pictures from my recent trip to Fischer Auction House in Luzern, Switzerland:

Gothic armor, Nuremburg, circa. 1470-1490
On the gorget, breast-plate, rerebraces, left elbow-cop, left vambrace, right gauntlet, cuisses, greaves and sabatons there are Nuremburg guild marks. The sallet, bever, rondels, right elbow-cop, right vambrace, left gauntlet are replacements.

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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:46 am

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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:04 am

Sallet with bevor circa 1480 from northern Italy
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Breast-plate with tassets from the 15th century. Probably Italian.
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Breast-plate form the 16th century
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Back-plate
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:15 am

17th century gorgets
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German gauntlets from the 16th century
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Mail from the 15th century either German or Italian
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German hauberk from the 15th century
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Postby LafayetteCCurtis » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:16 am

Damn. I'll be drooling over these pictures all night...
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:21 am

Here is a really cool German ceremonial, parade, or funeral helmet circa 1400. From the Fischer catalog: “…composed of linen and leather, coated with a layer of loam or cement. Floral ornaments and rests of gilding. The visor is formed out of ropes.”
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:29 am

Rapier from around 1620
Hilt-10 inches
Blade-40 inches
PoB-0.7 inches from basket
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Rapier circa 1600
Hilt-9.5 inches
Blade-40 inches
PoB-0.7 inches from basket
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Rapier from the 17th century. This thing was LIGHT!
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-31.5 inches
PoB-4 inches from basket
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Spanish rapier from around 1700
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-38 inches
PoB-1.3 inches from cup
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Postby Will Adamson » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:33 am

Oh, if I only had more disposable income! :cry:

Have you stopped grinning yet from getting to oogle and handle these?
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:54 am

Spanish rapier from the 17th or 18th century
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Italian rapier circa 1600
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-43.8 inches
PoB-4.5 inches from cross
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Spanish rapier circa 1620
Hilt-8 inches
Blade-37.5 inches
PoB-5 inches from cross
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Italian rapier circa 1610
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-43 inches
PoB- 4 inches from cross
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:03 am

Spanish rapier from the 17th century
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-40 inches
PoB-2 inches from cup
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Spanish rapier circa 1650
Hilt-7 inches
Blade-38.5 inches
PoB-3 inches from cup
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German rapier circa 1620
Hilt-7.5 inches
Blade-35 inches
PoB-1.3 inches from shells
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:06 am

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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:17 am

German sword circa 1350
Hilt-6.8 inches
Blade- 32.5 inches
PoB-5 inches from cross
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16th century longsword/tuck
Hilt-11 inches
Blade-38.5 inches
PoB-5 inches from cross
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15th century longsword
Hilt-17 inches
Blade-41inches
PoB-2 inches from cross
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German longsword circa 1420
Hilt-9.7 inches
Blade-37 inches
PoB-3 inches from cross
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:28 am

Estoc/Tuck circa 1500
Hilt-8.5 inches
Blade-39.8 inches
PoB-5.5 inches from cross
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Swiss or German longsword from the 16th century
Hilt-13 inches
Blade-39.5 inches
PoB- 3 inches from ring
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Longsword circa 1550
Hilt-16.5 inches
Blade- 43 inches
PoB-3 inches from cross
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Swiss saber circa 1520
Hilt-13 inches
Blade-41.5 inches
PoB-4.4 inches from cross
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:38 am

17th century executioner’s sword
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13th century German longsword
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German messer from the 13th century and 13th-14th century knive, dagger and spear heads.
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German zweihander circa 1580 and a god-knows-what sword from god-knows-when
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Postby Derek Wassom » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:49 am

Daggers circa 1600
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Dagger circa 1600
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Daggers circa 17th century
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Daggers and knives from the 14th century
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