Beugelfibula Weingarten, brons Piraten kleding is now in the collection

is now in the collection of the Royal Armouries

Weapons of this type were primarily used during the late 15th to early 16th century

The grip of this sword is made of hardwood

from the 1st century BC

Beugelfibula Weingarten, brons Piraten kleding is now in the collectionThis type of mantle pin, also known as "radiator headfibula" because of the characteristic shape of the head, it was mainly worn in the Early Middle Ages by Germanic peoples such as the Goths, the Lombards and the Franks. Such fibulae date from the 5th to 7th centuries and are mainly found in Eastern and Central Europe. This copy is based on a find from the Weingarten cemetery, an Alamannen grave. Performed in bronze, with dimensions of approximately