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The Advanced Iron Prosthetic Hand used by Götz von Berlichingen, a Medieval German Knight & Mercenary, 16th century AD (slrpnk.net)
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Wikipedia article for more info on Götz.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I always wonder if this mightve been some of the inspiration for that guy in Young Frankenstein, the burgher or sheriff or whatever.

[–] Sgarcnl@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Or maybe that character in samurai showdown 2