Jul 19, 2014 16:21
10 yrs ago
German term
Amtsrichtschwert
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list of historical museum exhibits
One of the exhibits is the town Amtsrichtschwert:
.."Mit dem Amtsrichtschwert führte der zuständige Scharfrichter Hinrichtungen durch"..
so it's an execution sword, but is there a special term for this?
Thanks in advance!
.."Mit dem Amtsrichtschwert führte der zuständige Scharfrichter Hinrichtungen durch"..
so it's an execution sword, but is there a special term for this?
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | Executioner's sword |
Rebecca Garber
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| 5 +1 | headsman's sword |
Yorkshireman
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Proposed translations
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Rebecca Garber
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Latin to English, German Middle High (ca.1050-1500) to English, and 2 more.
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Executioner's sword
is the term used in the auction catalogs that I translate.
You don't post a picture, but it should have a sharp edge all along the length and a blunt tip. Optionally, the quillions would short and straight. These features distinguish it from a broad sword.
You don't post a picture, but it should have a sharp edge all along the length and a blunt tip. Optionally, the quillions would short and straight. These features distinguish it from a broad sword.
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7 hrs
headsman's sword
Although I generally agree with Rebecca's answer, I would prefer to call this particular instrument a headsman's sword.
This differentiates a little as there were numerous different arts of execution - hanging, burning at the stake, dismemberment, drawing, quartering and decapitation by various methods (sword, axe, guillotine (German Fallbeil),
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-07-19 23:29:32 GMT)
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The official title of the executioner who performed judicial beheadings with either sword or axe was headsman.
"A 'non-combat sword' may sound like an oxymoron, but there were two types of such swords in the period. One was the headsman's sword used for judicial executions. Since only one good swing was supposed to be needed, they could be heavier than a combat sword. Headsman's swords generally take the form of a short bladed two-hander squared off at the tip."
Source: http://ejmas.com/jwma/articles/2005/jwmaart_dawson_0205.htm
This differentiates a little as there were numerous different arts of execution - hanging, burning at the stake, dismemberment, drawing, quartering and decapitation by various methods (sword, axe, guillotine (German Fallbeil),
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Note added at 7 hrs (2014-07-19 23:29:32 GMT)
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The official title of the executioner who performed judicial beheadings with either sword or axe was headsman.
"A 'non-combat sword' may sound like an oxymoron, but there were two types of such swords in the period. One was the headsman's sword used for judicial executions. Since only one good swing was supposed to be needed, they could be heavier than a combat sword. Headsman's swords generally take the form of a short bladed two-hander squared off at the tip."
Source: http://ejmas.com/jwma/articles/2005/jwmaart_dawson_0205.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Wendy Streitparth
: Can't disagree, but I do think the more usual expression is executioner's sword.
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Thanks, Wendy
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