A distinguished two-handed sword from the trabant guard of Prince-Archbishop Markus Sittikus, Salzburg, circa 1612 The double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section, with undulating edges. Decorative etching with the Prince-Archbishop’s personal coat of arms on both sides of the upper third, above which an unidentified smith’s mark. The long ricasso with the original leather cover, one of the two lateral guards stamped “Z.H.” (for the Munich Armoury) and a crown. The quillons with double guard rings on each side and finger rests. Both sides embellished with finely etched tendrils. Stepped, leather-covered grip with ornamental iron studs and remnants of decorative fringe. The double tapered pommel engraved with decorative tendrils. Length 174.5 cm. Markus Sittikus von Hohenems (1574 - 1619) was Prince-Archbishop of the Archbishopric of Salzburg from 1612 to 1619. The two-handed swords that were designed for his guard to mark his inauguration are very different types but all etched with the identical coat of arms. It is therefore believed today that they were older swords that were already part of the Salzburg inventory when they were assigned to his trabant guard in 1612. The inventory stamps on the guards can be traced to the holdings of the armoury of the city of Munich in 1849. Salzburg was occupied by Bavarian troops under Napoleon from 1810 to 1816. At this time, a large part of the local arsenal stock was transferred to Munich, where it remains to this day. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Heinrich Tanner in Herisau (Switzerland). Illustrated in: Flammberg-Schwerter, Katalog der Sonderausstellung in der Festung Heldsberg, St. Margrethen, Herisau 2005, p. 17. 317554 II € 12.000 6380 | 211
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