Ungewoenliche Lange Messer: Weapons regulations in Southern and Western Germany in the 15th century - by Guest Author Bastian Koppenhöfer

Today's article is provided by guest author Bastian Koppenhöfer, and published here with his kind permission. I assisted with editing. Bastian holds a M.A. from University of Mainz in Germany.

Unlike other articles on this blog, written by me, this article is ©2021 Bastian. 

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