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Lot 1439 - A194 Arms & Armour Col. Sigrist - Thursday, 24. September 2020, 05.00 PM

HELBARD

Bavarian, end of the 17th century, Infantry.
Brass lion-head pommel with copper tongue, iron hilt, grip and screwed side plate with decorative nodi and connection to the guard plate frame, further connection, thumb guard. Two-part guard plate, sheet metal with punctiform piercings. Original brass wire wrapping. Single-edged blade, back with hollow cuts.
Single-edged blade L 86.2 cm, L 102.4 cm. C: 1-2

Provenance:
- Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne.

The lion, the heraldic animal of the Duchy and later Kingdom of Bavaria, can also be found as a decorative element on Bavarian hand weapons of the 16th-19th century, e.g. as pommels or on guard plates. Cf. Gerd Maier, Bayerische Blankwaffen Teil I, 1983.


CHF 800 / 1 000 | (€ 820 / 1 030)

Sold for CHF 1 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.