Collection of arms of the Austrian royal house

The royal Austrian collection of arms was merged in 1889 with the world-famous collection of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol from Ambras Castle near Innsbruck. In this book, consisting of two volumes, the most important items of the collection of arms are presented. The text was written by Wendolin Boeheim, curator of the armory. Despite the long period of time from the first edition to the present revision, the description of the historical collection remains important for research and historical science and is still a standard work on European armoury.

The main focus of the collection is on the most important field, ceremonial and tournament armours of European generals, kings and emperors, including their swords. The impressive collection is supplemented by artistically high-quality burgonets, basinets, sallets, sabers, swords, Cinquedeas, handguns, wheel lock rifles, round shields, heavy horse armours and much more. The book comprised 121 illustrations.

Contents

View of Hall XXVII of the weapons collection
Cavalry armor of archduke Sigismund the Rich of Tyrol, ca. 1470
Field armor of Frederick the Victorious, Count Palatine on the Rhine, about 1450
Equestrian armor of King Maximilian I, about 1490           
Pomp armor, allegedly of King Philip I of Castile, about 1506        
Pomp armor of King Ludwig II of Hungary, about 1515         
Armor of archduke Carl, later Emperor Carl V               
Heavy horse armor of Emperor Maximilian I, ca. 1508       
Norman helmet, 12th century                        
Basinet (German: Hundsgugel). 14th century               
Helmet of Georg Castriota    
German Sallet, 15th century                       
Closed helmet, ca. 1500                      
Sword of King Maximilian I               
Short sword with old blade               
Sword with older blade of King Mathias Corvinus of Hungary   
Equestrian sword                   
Hungarian targe of bare iron               
Hungarian shield of wood and painted           
Saddle from the property of the Roman king Wenceslaus     
Pomp armor of earl Eitel Friedrich von Zollern, ca. 1503.   
Joust armor of earl Andreas von Sonnenberg, ca. 1508.       
Helmet and round shield of Connétable Charles of Bourbon   
Shield from the shell of a giant turtle and painted       
Hungarian shield of wood                   
Holy sword with scabbard of Pope Julius II       
Cavalry sword                       
Sword, Italian                       
Sword with scabbard of Ulrich von Schellenberg       
Venetian sword with saw-shaped blade           
Battle axe, Italian                   
Mace of Matthäus Lang, Archbishop of Salzburg       
Field armor of the elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony   
Field armor of earl Friedrich III von Fürstenberg   
Field armor of Philip the Magnanimous           
Pomp armor of baron Wilhelm von Rogendorf       
Burgonet and brigantine of Francesco Maria       
Lansquenet armor of Conrad von Bemelberg        
Field armor of King Philip II of Spain           
Field armor of King Maximilian II           
Horse armor of the Count Palatine of Rhine       
Light horse armor of King Ferdinand I           
German burgonet, attributed to Emperor Carl V       
Hungarian burgonet of Earl Niclas Zrinyi       
Burgundian helmet of King Ferdinand I           
Ceremonial shield, attributed to Emperor Carl V       
Pomp rapier, attributed to Emperor Carl V   
Sword chape to same               
rapier, ca. 1560               
Courtelas                   
Scabbard to same               
Field armor                   
Field armor of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Pomp armor with round shield of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Burgonet and round shield of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Horse chanfron, German               
Pomp shield of bare iron, German       
Rapier and sword with scabbard and hanger of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Rapier, ca. 1570               
Sword and dagger with Milanese blades       
Joust armor, attributed to archduke Ernst       
Joust armor, attributed to Emperor Maximilian II     
Burgonet and round shield of the archduke Carl of Styria   
Burgonet and round shield           
Holy sword with scabbard and hanger of Pope Pius V       
Holy sword with scabbard and hanger of Pope Gregory XIII   
Hungarian sword of George of Thuri       
Pomp rapier, about 1590.           
Spanish rapier, about 1600.           
German rapier, from 1613.           
Front of a pomp armor of Alessandro Farnese   
Back of a pomp armor of Alessandro Farnese   
Pomp rapier and hanger of Don Juan d‘Austria   
Different Rapiers               
Pomp armor of the Venetian sub-admiral Agostino Barbarigo    
Pomp armor of Don Juan d‘Austria               
Pike with shooting device and spring blade, Augsburg work   
Tubes with breech-loading mechanism           
A pair of pipes, Brescian work               
A pair of pipes with a wheel lock           
Matchlock Arquebuses, Dutch               
Partizan with shooting device, German           
Pomp armor of Emperor Rudolf II           
Pomp armor, German             
Joust armor of archduke Albrecht VII   
Armor of Emperor Rudolf II       
Pomp armor of Niclas of Radzivil   
Rapier       
Dagger       
Italian Rapier, about 1630       
Dagger with scabbard, Italian       
Two sword handles with associated sword chapes, German   
Small equestrian rifle, Swiss       
Small equestrian rifle, Brescian work   
Parade armor, attributed to Emperor Mathias    
Armor of a bodyguard, Nuremberg Work       
Tribute sword of the city of Hradisch       
Pomp sword, about 1650               
Rapier of archduke Leopold V. of Tyrol       
Rapier, about 1650               
Small dagger, about 1650           
Small courtly rapier, German           
Small courtly rapier, French           
Hunting rifle and pistols of Duke Carl Leopold V of Lorraine        
Hunting rifle and pistols of Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm I of Baden       
Hunting crossbow of King Louis XII of France       
Crossbow of Emperor Maximilian I           
“Pürschstahel” of the Roman King Maximilian II        
Huge hunting knife and fork from a hunting cutlery, German   
Pillar of a crossbow, ca. 1550.        
Rapier, about 1500           
Hunting knife of Duke Carl the Brave       
Huge hunting knife, French       
Hunting sword of Emperor Maximilian I       
Huge hunting knife, ca. 1590       
Hunts knife with scabbard       
Sword, German, ca. 1510           
Rifle with wheel lock, ca. 1546       
Hunting rifle with wheel lock, ca. 1580       
Rifle with wheel lock, ca. 1565       
Rifle with wheel lock, around 1620   
Rifle with wheel lock and powder flask, German   
Rifle with wheel lock and powder flask of archduke Leopold V of Tyrol   
Matchlock rifle, Italian   
Rifle with wheel lock, German.   
Hunting rifle with wheel lock of archduke Carl von Steiermark   
Burgonet of Mehmed Sokolovich, Turkish       
Arabic round shield, about 1560       
Turkish saber with scabbard, about 1680       
Hungarian sabers with scabbard       
Polish Karabela with scabbard       
Arabic dagger with scabbard       
Dagger with scabbard, oriental       
Small dagger with scabbard and Turkish blade       
Dagger with scabbard, oriental, 1543       
Armor for the German ground fight of Claude de Vaudrey       
Armor for the German ground fight of King Maximilian II, Augsburg, 1550       
Joust armor with chanfron and saddle of King Phillip I of Castile   
Joust armor with saddle of archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol       
Italian joust armor of Gasparo Fracasso, Milanese       
German joust armor, attributed to Emperor Maximilian I       
Pot helmet with crest  of a member of the Pranck family, German       
Helmet of an armor for the German ground fight, German       
Helmet for the joust, German       
Breastplate for a joust, German, ca. 1480   
Little tournament lance head, 16th century       
Pike for a joust, about 1490           
Heavy tournament lance head, about 1480       
Jousting lances, about 1490       
Jousting lance, about 1500       
blinded chanfron from an equipment of King Ferdinand I       
Joust pillow, about 1480.       
View of Hall XXXVI of the weapon collection       
Field armor of Roberto of San Severino, about 1480   
Field armor of Ferdinand V, the catholic king of Aragon, about 1470   
Burgonet and scale armor of Jacob of Embs   
Half field armor of Emperor Maximilian I   
Long single-edged dagger, about 1470       
Dagger, about 1508           
Round shield of King Maximilian I   
Ceremonial sword of the rector of the Republic of Ragusa   
Equestrian sword of Philip I, king of Castile       
Equestrian sword of Emperor Maximilian I       
Equestrian sword ca. 1490        
Saddle with ivory covering   
Saddle with ivory covering   
Field armor of Christof, duke of Württemberg       
Field armor of Otto Heinrich count palatine of Rhine   
Saddle, about 1500       
Pomp saddle, about 1570       
Cavalry armor of Lazarus Schwendi   
Field armor of Ruprecht von der Pfalz   
Field armor of the king, later Emperor Ferdinand I   
Field armor with double breastplate   
Half field armor of Emperor Charles V   
Lansquenet armor of Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach, ca. 1540   
Half pomp armor of the general Cornelio Bentivoglio, about 1540       
Half field armor of George of Frundsberg, about 1515       
Horse armor of a guard of Ferdinand I, about 1550       
Morian of the Venetian patrician family da Mula, ca. 1550.      
Morian, about 1560       
German burgonet of Emperor Charles V, ca. 1550       
Sword of Emperor Charles V, from 1530       
Sword of Philip I. the Beautiful, king of Castile, about 1500   
Sword of George of Frundsberg       
Rapier, ca. 1535       
Cinquedea, ca. 1520       
Rapier of Emperor Charles V, ca. 1530       
Handgun of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol, from 1555       
Handgun of Count Henry VII the Younger of Meissen, from 1555   
The same handgun from the inner or stop side           
Handgun with wheel lock, around 1540           
Handgun with wheel lock, around 1535           
Short handgun with wheel lock and breechloader device, 1580   
Round shield of Gian Giacomo of Medici, about 1530   
Complete joust armor, ca. 1540       
Complete joust armor of Paolo Giordano Ursini, about 1580   
Half pomp armor of King Stefan Báthory, about 1560   
Lansquenet armor, about 1547       
Inner surface of a round shield of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Half armor of the Doge of Venice Sebastiano Venieri, about 1560   
Half armor of Gianettino Doria. Burgonet and armor, about 1540   
Hungarian Burgonet of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol. German, ca. 1555   
Hungarian saber of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol, ca. 1550     
Hungarian saber of Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol, ca. 1555   
Burgonet, about 1560       
Inner surface of a round shield, ca. 1580   
Breastplate of the parade armor of Alessandro Farnese   
Back panel of the parade armor of Alessandro Farnese
Closed helmet of the parade armor of Alessandro Farnese       
Half parade armor of Carlo Gonzaga, Count of Gazzuolo       
Half armor of Vespasiano Gonzaga, Duke of Sabbionetta       
Small sword about 1570       
Rapier about 1600       
Small sword about 1590       
Burgonet and round shield of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma   
Closed helmet of the parade armor of Emperor Rudolf II, about 1590   
Breastplate of the parade armor of Emperor Rudolf II, about 1590   
Back panel of the parade armor of Emperor Rudolf II, about 1590       
Complete armor, about 1580   
Complete field armor of Galeazzo Fregoso, Count of Mureto, about 1575   
Half pomp armors and round shields, ca. 1580   
Half pomp armors and round shields, ca. 1580       
Two chamfrons from parade equipment of the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol   
Burgonet and round shield, ca. 1590       
Armor of a guard, about 1620       
Parade armor allegedly by Count Adolf von Schwarzenberg       
Rapier, about 1650. Front view       
Rapier, about 1650. Rear side       
Pomp sword of the Emperor Charles V, ca. 1550   
Hunting rifle, ca. 1710    
Hunting pistol with musket lock, ca. 1700       
Hunting pistol with musket lock, ca. 1680       
Hunting rifle of Emperor Charles VI, ca. 1678   
Hunting bag for falcon food, ca. 1450       
Feather toy for the falcon hunt, ca. 1500   
Pillar of a German hunting crossbow, about 1550   
Wheel lock rifle, ca. 1665       
Wheel lock rifle, ca. 1610       
Wheel lock rifle of Archduke Karl of Styria, ca. 1580       
Wheel lock rifle, ca. 1630   
Wheel lock rifle, ca. 1660   
Wheel lock rifle, ca. 1610   
Tschinke with wheel lock, about 1620   
Hunting rifle, about 1720       
Wheel lock rifle, about 1570