Lot 1435 - A198 Arms & Armour - Thursday, 30. September 2021, 05.00 PM
LOT OF THREE LONG-SPEAR FRAGMENTS
- LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd/3rd quarter of the 16th century. Elongated lance-shaped tip, rhombic cross-section. Short conical round socket with two ornamental bands of copper. Two long langets. L 262 cm
- LONG SPEAR, Swiss, late 16th century. Elongated lance-shaped tip, mark: hammer. Short conical round socket. Two shortened langets. L 166 cm.
- LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd half of the 17th century, Berne. Lime leaf shaped tip, rhombic cross-section, mark: see Wegeli, Stangenwaffen, No. 1552, Ill. 84, Berne. All round shafts are shortened. L 200 cm.
- LONG SPEAR, Swiss, late 16th century. Elongated lance-shaped tip, mark: hammer. Short conical round socket. Two shortened langets. L 166 cm.
- LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd half of the 17th century, Berne. Lime leaf shaped tip, rhombic cross-section, mark: see Wegeli, Stangenwaffen, No. 1552, Ill. 84, Berne. All round shafts are shortened. L 200 cm.
Provenance:
- Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne.
Rare group of Swiss long spears, 16th-17th century. Cf. Wegeli: Stangenwaffen, Hist. Museum Berne, 1939, pp.136-158. Hugo Schneider: Der Langspiess, in: Schriften des Heeresgeschichtlichen Museums, Vienna, Vol. 7, 1976, pp. 7-24.
CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)
Sold for CHF 2 375 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.