Zischägge

Date1620–1650

Mediumblack-painted steel (blued underneath) and leather

Dimensions32.6 × 25.5 × 40.5 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/16 × 15 15/16 in.), 4 lb 3 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

MarkingsStamped on the fall, at the point, is a maker's mark consisting of an upper-case "C" surmounted by a cap-like crown, the whole within a shield-shaped framing. To the left of this, near the outer corner, is an indistinct mark that appears to be a star beneath an acorn (?). See photo in digital file. On the terminal lame of the neck defense, to the left of center, is struck "IH7." Punched on the underside of the fall, the lames of the neck defense, and inside each cheekpiece are six dots in two rows of three each. The inside of the skull is painted in thin white paint "SZ" with "56" and "I" under that. To the right of this is the number "93." by a different hand, in red. Note that depending on orientation, the "SZ" can be read as "ZS", which in white paint is a typical mark of the Zeughaus Solothurn.

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1117

DescriptionBlack-painted steel. Hemispherical one-piece ribbed skull with eye at tip. Riveted ogival fall and flaring, pointed nape defense of four deep, riveted lames. Bluntly pointed cheekpieces on pairs of leathers. Long, adjustable nasal, secured by wing screw, and having leaf-shaped upper terminal. Paint is modern, and where chipped, reveals a bluish surface beneath.
ProvenanceAngelo Peyron (Florence, Italy) collection purchased by Museum on November 4, 1954 from Savoy Art & Auction Galleries (NYC), sale no. 450, lot no. 131. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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