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Iron, casting, forging 11.8 x 69 cm Iron club-rush consisting of twenty rounded feathers, of which two are missing. Feathers end in indentations. The head made from brass shaped as a flattened button. Long neck, marked in concentric lines. Wooden handle ending with brass plating. The plating is decorated with stylised tulips. The leather binding of the handle is missing. The plating is damaged. Found in Bosiljevo. Donated by Duro Zugec. Milan Kruhek, Miljenko Pandzic, Hrvatski knezovi Zrinski i Frankopani, Zagreb, 1971; M. Sercer, Staro oruzje na motki, Zagreb, 1972. The catalogue description is partly taken from Marija Sercer, from the catalogue Staro oruzje na motki, Zagreb, 1972.




HPM/PMH-003033