Late Medieval Magistrate’s Sword from the Collections of Buchlov State Castle

The collections of Buchlov State Castle include, among other things, a richly decorated late medieval long-sword that can be, based on its overall character, including maker’s marks blade, reliably interpreted as so-called magistrate’s sword made around the turn 16th century in Passau, Bavaria. This article discusses nature decoration comparison with similar preserved Central European magistrates’ swords Passau provenance, well both practical and symbolic function these weapons.