Kanemono Posted January 20, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2019 Can someone please identify this coat of arms. This is on a lionhead sword with a pipeback blade. Thanks, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Floyd Posted January 20, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2019 It looks like a variant of the coat of arms of the city of Hamburg. Jeff Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanemono Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted January 20, 2019 Thanks Jeff. Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted January 22, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2019 Good thought, but the fortress on the Hamburg arms (if memory serves) has a double-door instead of the bars, and the sword seems to be missing the two Stars of David that are above the two corner towers. Very cool. Anyway you have pics of the whole sword? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted January 24, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2019 Hard to say, there are so many coat of arms with 3 towers. I have attached the coa of Bratislava (former Pressburg) for example. Could it be the coa of a family as well? CivicHeraldry.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted January 25, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2019 With the helmet on top of the shield it might well be a family coat of arms. Can we see pictures of the sword itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Floyd Posted January 25, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2019 There are several variants of this design, depending upon use. The use of the arms with escutcheons may indicate an official presentation from the city, or may just be the swordmaker's idea of appropriate embellishment. For examples with escutcheons, Google "coat of arms" and "Hamburg" for images of numerous variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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