7th May, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria: The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection
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**A RARE GERMAN PEASANT STAFF WEAPON
**A RARE GERMAN PEASANT STAFF WEAPON, 17TH CENTURY
with curved scythe-blade formed with a reinforced back-edge and stamped with the initials 'MTO' within a pearled circle on one side at the base, short tang, on a wooden haft retained by iron rings
85 cm; 32 1/2 in head
Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 1054
A related example, possibly of Augsburg make, is preserved in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. See H. Müller and H. Kölling 1990, p. 262, nos. 269.
Sold for £260
**A RARE GERMAN PEASANT STAFF WEAPON, 17TH CENTURY
with curved scythe-blade formed with a reinforced back-edge and stamped with the initials 'MTO' within a pearled circle on one side at the base, short tang, on a wooden haft retained by iron rings
85 cm; 32 1/2 in head
Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 1054
A related example, possibly of Augsburg make, is preserved in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. See H. Müller and H. Kölling 1990, p. 262, nos. 269.
