This study focuses on the life of Caspar Kohl (1594-1652), father of the more widely known David Casparsson Kohl (1628-1685), who contributed significantly to the transformation of Scandinavian arms and armour production from the early to late seventeenth century. Both Caspar and David Casparsson specialised in steel etching and took the lead in several Swedish and Danish arms and armour workshops. Although the Kohl family’s importance, and particularly that of David Casparsson Although the Kohl family’s importance, and particularly that of David Casparsson Kohl, in the history of Scandinavian weapon making has long been recognised in German, Swedish and Danish literature, little is known about the family’s actual origins. This article intends to shed new light on their ancestry, early connections and diverse occupations as noble immigrants in Sweden and Denmark.

本研究重点介绍卡斯帕·科尔（Caspar Kohl，1594-1652 年）的生平，他是更广为人知的大卫·卡斯帕森·科尔（David Casparsson Kohl，1628-1685 年）的父亲，后者对 17 世纪早期至晚期斯堪的纳维亚武器和盔甲生产的转型做出了重大贡献。Caspar 和 David Casparsson 都专门从事钢蚀刻，并在瑞典和丹麦的几个武器和盔甲车间担任领导。尽管科尔家族的重要性，尤其是大卫·卡斯帕森的重要性 尽管科尔家族，尤其是大卫·卡斯帕森·科尔在斯堪的纳维亚武器制造史上的重要性早已在德国、瑞典和丹麦文学中得到认可，但鲜为人知的是家庭的真正起源。这篇文章旨在阐明他们的祖先，