THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A German Executioner's Sword
DATED 1669
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A German Executioner's Sword
Dated 1669
With broad flat double-edged rebated blade with short central fuller on each face of the forte etched respectively 'Hans George Lvdtewi(g?)' and 'Scharfrichter Vnter Dem Ambte Tenberck Anno Domini 1669', iron cruciform hilt comprising slender straight quillons with faceted ball terminals, pear-shaped pommel of octagonal section, and wire-bound wooden grip
34¾in. (88.2cm.) blade
The inscription reads in translation: 'Hans George Ludtewi(g?) executioner under the Tenberck government A.D. 1669'
Dated 1669
With broad flat double-edged rebated blade with short central fuller on each face of the forte etched respectively 'Hans George Lvdtewi(g?)' and 'Scharfrichter Vnter Dem Ambte Tenberck Anno Domini 1669', iron cruciform hilt comprising slender straight quillons with faceted ball terminals, pear-shaped pommel of octagonal section, and wire-bound wooden grip
34¾in. (88.2cm.) blade
The inscription reads in translation: 'Hans George Ludtewi(g?) executioner under the Tenberck government A.D. 1669'