Klaverbladbroche Birka, brons Zwaarden & wapens The Grosses messer was used

The Grosses messer was used all over Renaissance Europe

with brass nails attached to 2 mm thick leather

De buff coat werd gebruikt als Europees militair kledingstuk van circa 1600 tot in de jaren 1680

De pommel bestaat uit cloisonne met rood emaille

Their use in Italy seems to have disappeared around 1380

Klaverbladbroche Birka, brons Zwaarden & wapens The Grosses messer was usedThis small trefoil brooch is based on a find from Birka, Sweden, featuring three intertwined animal bodies. The first examples of this type of clasp were imported to Scandinavia from the Carolingian Empire as belt decoration and quickly transformed into fibula's in your own style. They were found almost exclusively in women's graves, usually worn between two tortoiseshell brooches, for example around the neck opening tunic to close. Equipped with a