This image which is supposed to be German c1630 leads me to this question; what was the common sword type for pikemen and musketeers in the TYW? I know that it probably depends on when and where but I thought I'd pose the question. In ECW terms people talk about a pikeman's 'tuck' - a word derived from Estoc - a thrusting weapon - although tuck may simply mean 'rapier' as the estoc was a two-handed weapon. Is this what is illustrated here? It's an interesting image that is worth a close look at. Maybe its earlier than the 1630 date...background stuff is interesting too.Saturday, 21 November 2009
Thw sword of the common soldier
This image which is supposed to be German c1630 leads me to this question; what was the common sword type for pikemen and musketeers in the TYW? I know that it probably depends on when and where but I thought I'd pose the question. In ECW terms people talk about a pikeman's 'tuck' - a word derived from Estoc - a thrusting weapon - although tuck may simply mean 'rapier' as the estoc was a two-handed weapon. Is this what is illustrated here? It's an interesting image that is worth a close look at. Maybe its earlier than the 1630 date...background stuff is interesting too.
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We (as swedish troops) use sword of common (easy) type -
http://www.alistaire.net/sdileni/mec2.jpg
http://www.alistaire.net/sdileni/mec.JPG
Sweden - Stockholm - Military museum
http://img5.rajce.idnes.cz/d0502/1/1647/1647409_8421bc5b13759e02623a9b8c96cbd864/images/DSC_0155.JPG
Our new replicas:
http://www.alistaire.net/sdileni/p1.JPG
http://www.alistaire.net/sdileni/obr4.jpg
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