From the time of Otto’s coronation until the official dissolution of the empire in 1806, the imperial title was held almost exclusively by German monarchs and, for nearly four centuries, by members of a single family.
Duke of Saxony Lucas Cranach the Elder ca. 1534–37 Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol
Inscription: Inscribed on the brass side straps: IHESVS AVTEM TRANSIENS PERMEDIVM ILLORVM IBAT AMEN (But Jesus passing through their midst went his way. – John 8:59); SO MAN ALIR DING GELT SO IST RETHT VON DAS BEST (If the claims are valid, the justice[resulting] from them is the best)
1525 Helm for the Joust of Peace (Stechhelm) ca. 1500 Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol
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ca. 1425–30 Virgin and Child Master of Rabenden 1510–15 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
(known as a harquebus) carried at the right side on a shoulder belt, a pair of pistols
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