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'''Hans Pegnitzer''' (Hanns Pägnüczer) was a [[century::15th century]] [[nationality::German]] [[fencing master]]. His name signifies that he came from Pegnitz, a group of villages in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), or possibly another location along the Pegnitz river. Though no treatise explicitly authored by him is currently know to survive, his renown as a master was sufficient for [[Paulus Kal]] to include him in the list of members of the [[Fellowship of Liechtenauer]] in 1470.<ref>The Fellowship of Liechtenauer is recorded in three versions of [[Paulus Kal]]'s treatise: [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS 1825)|MS 1825]] (1460s), [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (Cgm 1507)|Cgm 1507]] (ca. 1470), and [[Paulus Kal Fechtbuch (MS KK5126)|MS KK5126]] (1480s).</ref>

The name "Pegnitzer" appears once in an otherwise anonymous treatise reproduced by [[Joachim Meÿer]] in his [[Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)|Rostock manuscript]],<ref>''Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss'' [manuscript]. [[Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)|MS Var. 82]]. Rostock, Germany: [[Universitätsbibliothek Rostock]], ca. 1570. [[Page:MS Var.82 094r.png|f 94r]].</ref> which makes mention of one of his teachings on the use of the [[poleaxe]]. However, it is by no means certain that this refers to the same Pegnitzer master, let alone whether he was the author of any part of it.

== Treatise ==

Though no treatise by Pegnitzer is known to survive, the piece attributed to him by Meyer is given below.

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! <p>[[Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)|Transcription]]{{edit index|Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82)}}<br/>by [[Dierk Hagedorn]]</p>

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