Sword
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| Weapon type: | sword |
| Designations: | Drunkard sword, pig sword, drunkard |
| Use: | civil weapon, weapon for hunting |
| Creation time: | 15th century |
| Working time: | 15th to 16th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Austria , Maximilian I. (HRR) |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Blade length: | approx. 85 cm, variable |
| Handle: | Wood, horn, wire winding, leather |
| Particularities: | different versions, blade shapes and handle versions vary |
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The drunkard sword (also drunkard sword , pig sword , drunkard) is a special type of hunting sword . These edged weapons were mainly used to hunt wild boar .
description
In contrast to a conventional sword or hunting sword, the boar sword has a square blade that is flattened and sharpened at the lower end. At the upper end of this sharpened blade there are two downwardly bent spikes ( toggles ) that prevent the blade from penetrating too deeply into the body of the game and thus keep the hunter at a safe distance. The handles correspond roughly to the shapes of war swords (see hand and a half sword ).
history
Sauschwerter appeared at the end of the 15th century. They owe their creation to Emperor Maximilian I, who was an expert and promoter of hunting. Most of these swords were made in Germany and Spain. They disappeared again in the middle of the 16th century because they could not replace the boar pen .
While nobles Sauschwerter resulted in wild boar hunting on horseback that the preferred hunting convoy belonging hunters usually called Saufeder a skewer similar Polearm .
See also
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim , Handbook of Arms, Nachdr. D. Ed. Leipzig 1890, Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 978-3201002578