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Day 1 — From the other side

The so-called “Rose-Petal” Garnitures: a series of four armors and barding with a matching rotella made by Franz Großschedel for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II for a series of tournaments held on the occasion of the marriage of Archduke Karl II to Princess Maria of Bavaria, so named for the floral motifs which feature heavily in the armors’ etchings.

Each armor is specialized for a particular tournament game: the first, a light armor for the Scharmützel; the second, a heavy jousting armor for the free tourney; the third, a light armor for the Plankengestech; the fourth and final, a tonlet armor for foot combat.

A Wheellock Gun-Sword with a unique construction,

OaL: 35.2 in/89.5 cm

The so-called “Eagle Garniture,” a set of 87 individual modular elements capable of forming 12 distinct armors for field and tournament.

Commissioned by Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I for his son, Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, this garniture cost the Emperor the enormous sum of 1,721 goldgulden and was made by Jörg Seusenhofer, Hans Perckhammer, and Franz Wögerer. The garniture is named for the gilded Imperial eagles which decorate its surface.

A fabulously ornate Smallsword,

OaL: 38.5 in/98.7 cm

Blade Length: 31.75 in/80.7 cm

Width: 3.75 in/9.5 cm

Depth: 3.25 in/8.3 cm

Weight: 1.3 lbs/595 g

A combination Rapier and Wheellock Pistol in the Saxon style,

OaL: 43.5 in/110.5 cm

Blade Length: 37.5 in/95.3 cm

Barrel Length: 10.5 in/26.7 cm

Calibre: 0.282 in/7.16 mm

Weight: 3.4 lbs/1.5 kg