An Excavated Knife
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An Excavated Knife
3rd Century Or Later
Of pattern welded iron, with curved slightly bellied single-edged blade with blunt projection on one side at the forte, integral tang of tapering circular section, and disc-shaped pommel
36.2 cm. overall
Estimate:
£200 - 300
US$ 300 - 450
€230 - 350

Footnotes

  • Literature:
    Hoffmeyer, cat. no. 21, pp. 28 and 35, fig. 7

Category: Arms and Armour

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