File:German executioner sword - Cleveland Museum of Art - 2014-11-26 (17133088194).jpg

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German executioner's sword from about 1600 AD. Steel, with handle of wood, brass, and copper wire. The inscription reads, "When I raise this sword, so I wish that this poor sinner will receive eternal life."

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Author Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Evanson at https://flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/17133088194 (archive). It was reviewed on 30 December 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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