Partisan of the Bodyguard of Paris, Count Lodron, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg (r. 1619-53)
Culture
German
Datedated 1620
MediumEtched and blackened steel, wood (probably ash)
Dimensions213.4 × 67.9 × 21.6 × 5.1 cm (84 × 26 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 2 in.), 5 lb, 4 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsBetween langets near base is carved arsenal number "4". Tacked to the shaft is a brass tag stamped "1243" (possibly from the Bavarian Army Museum?).
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.204
DescriptionSteel. Tall double edged blade tapering very slightly to blunt triangular point, with pair of full-length parallel medial fullers on both faces. Pair of curved lugs at base and pointing towards blade. Both faces of blade base & lugs identically etched with archepiscopal arms, the date "1620" divided on lug faces, & leafy strapwork & tendrils, all on blackened, finely stippled ground that has been re-blackened. Integral octagonal section socket tapering to banded knop at blade with gently molded base having pair of long langets. These are nailed to original wooden (ash?) staff tapering to unshod butt.Label TextThis ceremonial weapon was carried by the bodyguard of Paris, Count Lodron, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg (r. 1619-53). The double-fullered blade base and lugs are foliate-etched; the date 1620 is on the lugs. The central cartouche bears the Lodron arms of a dexter lion rampant, arms of the Salzburg see in chief, whole surmounted with a cardinal's hat and tasseled cords. Lodron was one of the few leaders able to preserve his district fom the horrors of the Thirty Years' War. Not only did he fortify his city, but he also established a city militia of 4800 troops.ProvenanceSalzburg arsenal Bavarian Army Museum (formerly at Munich) Don Miguel Nebel (to 1923) Clarence H. Mackay collection (#J-50) Purchased by Museum from Gimbel Brothers (NYC) on May 1, 1942. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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