Knot

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A knot is a pommel shape on Swiss swords and sabers .

description

The knob is divided into six parts that run in turns to the end of the knob. These turns emerge from the end of the knob. They are cut off smoothly and resemble stumps in appearance. This type of knob was in use in Switzerland in the 15th and 16th centuries .

literature

  • Gerhard Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons. German ABC of the European naked defensive weapons. (Cut, thrust, hit and hand thrown weapons). Verlag Seifert, Haig 1981.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Seifert: Technical Terms of Edged Weapons ( Memento of January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), 2007 edition (online PDF 2.0 MB).