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Lot 108
A Medieval Sword And A Detached BladeBoth Probably 12th/13th Century
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,140 inc. premium
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Both Probably 12th/13th Century
Both Probably 12th/13th Century
Both in excavated condition, the first with slightly tapering double-edged blade (some old lead repairs, point missing) with central fuller along each side extending into the tang, and disc-shaped pommel with chamfered edges (quillons missing); the second of broad double-edged form with shallow central fuller along each side with faint traces of interlace decoration (point, pommel and quillons missing) (2)
The first 61 cm. blade, 78.1 cm. overall, the second 67.8 cm. blade, 76.2 cm. overall
The first 61 cm. blade, 78.1 cm. overall, the second 67.8 cm. blade, 76.2 cm. overall
Footnotes
Provenance:
Probably part of lot 123, Christie's London, Catalogue Of The Interesting Collection of Arms and Armour Formed By The Late Dacre Kenrick Edwards, Esq., April 25, 1961
The form of the sword-pommel (Oakeshott Type I) suggests a date in the 13th Century. See R.E. Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, 1964, p. 96








