Reiter
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Reiter or Schwarze Reiter were a type of cavalry in 16th to 17th century Central Europe including Holy Roman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, and others.
Reiter cavalry, c. 1575-1650
Reiterschwerter (Reiter swords) from Wendelin Boeheim, Waffenkunde (1890), figs. 281–283
A matched set of Reiter's pistols (German: Reiterpistole)
Demi-lancer
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The demi-lancer or demilancer was a type of heavy cavalryman in Western Europe during the 16th and early 17th centuries.
1548 portrait of Emperor Charles V as a demi-lancer by Titian; his lance is of a lighter type than was typical.
c. 1600–1615 painting of a dragoon, demi-lancer and cuirassier by Sebastiaan Vrancx
1498 illustration of a German demi-lancer by Albrecht Dürer