German steel executioner's sword

An image of Weapons. Executioner's sword, broad blade with rounded point. Etched with a gallows and three wheels inscribed 'Si Deus pro hoblis i (q)uis contranos'. Stamped with king's head mark of Johannes Wundes of Solingen. Unknown production, Germany. Steel sword, cast with etched decoration and an engraved and silvered hilt, length, whole, 105.9 cm, circa 1616-1630.

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Weapons. Executioner's sword, broad blade with rounded point. Etched with a gallows and three wheels inscribed 'Si Deus pro hoblis i (q)uis contranos'. Stamped with king's head mark of Johannes Wundes of Solingen. Unknown production, Germany. Steel sword, cast with etched decoration and an engraved and silvered hilt, length, whole, 105.9 cm, circa 1616-1630.

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Accession Number: M.10-1947
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Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
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Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1

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