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18-September-2024 Wednesday
Elegant half-armour in Pisan style, Milan, Italy, ca. 1580
14-September-2024 Saturday
Beautiful dagger with scabbard, decorated with hunting scenes and Diana's mask
12-September-2024 Thursday
Wheellock pistol inlaid with bone and gold, Switzerland, 1597
06-September-2024 Friday
Tournament armour from 1575 for the so-called "Saxon duel"
24-August-2024 Saturday
Milanese armor of Archduke Ferdinand II
23-August-2024 Friday
Dagger with a gilded hilt and scabbard inlaid with rubies and turquoise. Ottoman Empire, 16th century
08-August-2024 Thursday
Italy 1530-1630. Part 1
28-July-2024 Sunday
Lavishly gilded miniature pistol. Barrel length: 3.4 cm Caliber: 2 mm Weight: 140 g. Germany, 1580 g
26-July-2024 Friday
Helmet and part of Sir Christopher Hatton's armor for the field, javelin, grand joust and hurdles, 1585
11-July-2024 Thursday
A selection of beautiful Renaissance armor
05-July-2024 Friday
Blued "bulletproof" half-armor, Francois II, Count of Vaudemont and Duke of Lorraine. Weight: 31.7 kg, approx. 1590 g
04-July-2024 Thursday
A breastplate with luxurious chasing by the famous armorer Paolo Negroli, famous for his outstanding armor.
30-June-2024 Sunday
Elements of armor of warriors of the Holy Roman Empire, 15-16th century
19-June-2024 Wednesday
Bastard sword - interesting because its hilt is covered with stingray skin, Saxony, around 1580
17-June-2024 Monday
Here's your ambassador
20-May-2024 Monday
Field armor circa 1535-40. Gunsmith/maker unknown, Germany
11-May-2024 Saturday
Apennine colossus
14-April-2024 Sunday
Field armor of the condottiere Pietro Sforzo Pallavicino, Weight: 38 kg, Italy, approx. 1550 g
09-April-2024 Tuesday
Drawings about the time of the Italian Wars by the talented artist Albert Robida (1848-1926)
07-April-2024 Sunday
Lorenz Helmschmid (German, Augsburg, ca. 1445–1516), helmet of Maximilian I
28-March-2024 Thursday
Knight's armor of Archduke Maximilian III of Austria. Augsburg, Germany, 1571
17-March-2024 Sunday
Ivan the Terrible and his time. Part 1
19-February-2024 Monday
The 1556 World Atlas contains a particularly interesting page with a map of the South Pole
16-February-2024 Friday
Spanish pair - rapier and daga
21-January-2024 Sunday
Very interesting burgonet, northern Italy 1560s
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