Landsknecht hemd Ernst, zwart Alles aangeduid als een morgenster

aangeduid als een morgenster

This dagger is a replica of an original from the 3th century AD found in Titelberg in Künzing

strijdknots

de collecties van het Landesmuseum in Trier

5 cm large and has a bronze colour

Landsknecht hemd Ernst, zwart Alles aangeduid als een morgensterLandsknechts were the famous German mercenary soldiers of the late 15th and 16th centuries: infantrymen who, following the Swiss example (the Reislaufer), fought with long pikes and arquebuses, initially in the service of the Habsburg emperors. They played a decisive role in battles such as the Battle of Pavia (1525) and the Siege of Vienna (1529), and became infamous for their exuberant clothing style: bright color combinations, ostentatious cuts and