• The hunting dagger (German: Hirschfänger, "deer catcher") is an 18–30-inch (460–760 mm) long German dagger, used to kill deer and boar. It is a weapon...
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    at close quarters the Jäger carried a straight-bladed hunting dagger (Hirschfänger), a short sabre or a falchion. While the English term "ranger" is older...
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    monogram; dark green trousers with gold galloon; gold belt with fringes; hirschfänger or sabre; white gloves and black bicorne with cockade and a green hanging...
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    him on as an apprentice. A hunting scene he created on the handle of a Hirschfänger, a type of dagger, brought him to the attention of Maximilian III Joseph...
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    the heraldry seen here to those of the Wappenturm. The hunting sword (Hirschfänger), also with blued steel and made by Sumersperger in Tyrol, shows the...
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    German region bordering France. This jacket is then combined with a Hirschfänger, a specific style of hunting dagger, on the side. The slogan Concordia...
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