A Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XVIII
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A Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XVIII
First Half Of The 14th Century
In excavated condition, with long tapering double-edged blade of flattened ovoidal section, hilt comprising long quillons of slightly tapering rectangular section, long flat tapering tang, and large wheel pommel
100 cm. blade, 126.8 cm. overall
Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Acquired from Robert-Jean Charles, Paris, September 1955

    Literature:
    Hoffmeyer, cat. no. 45, pp. 35, 76 and 78, figs. 7 and 17

    Quillons of similar form (Oakeshott's Style I) are first found in Viking graves of the 10th Century and were referred to by the Vikings as 'Gaddhjalt' (spike-hilt)

Category: Arms and Armour

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