s shaped longobard bird brooch Korset/Lijfje Just as with a real

Just as with a real sword blade

though no longer in combat

with brass nails attached to 2 mm thick leather

one employs whatever can be found on the street as a weapon — such as this boarding axe

s shaped longobard bird brooch Korset/Lijfje Just as with a realThe Lombard bird brooch dates from the late 5th to 6th century AD and is based on an early medieval find from the Merovingian period, sourced from a private collection. The model for this Lombard bird brooch was a gilt silver S shaped brooch with stylised bird heads at both ends and a row of garnet inlays in cloisonn technique on a waffle ground. In our replica, the cells are inlaid with red glass enamel instead of the original Almandine cloisonn. The