A Rare Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XVII
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A Rare Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XVII
Late 14th Century
In excavated condition, with slender sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal section, flat tapering slightly arched quillons (one tip incomplete), long flat tapering tang, and wheel pommel with shallow chamfered edges, the quillon at the tang with accretions
80.7 cm. blade
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,300 - 3,500
US$ 3,000 - 4,500

Footnotes

  • For more information see Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 65-67 and 95. For a similar example see Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour..., 22 July 1992, lot 37

Category: Arms and Armour

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