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Lot 151

A Medieval Sword
Late 13th/Early 14th Century

25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£2,500 - £3,000

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A Medieval Sword
Late 13th/Early 14th Century

In excavated condition, with broad slightly tapering double-edged blade, straight tapering quillons, flat tapering tang, slightly compressed wheel pommel with circular central recess within concave chamfer on each face, and flattened pyramidal button
71.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

This sword conforms to Oakeshott Type XVIII with a pommel Type J and a cross-guard of Style 1a. See Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 67-69, 96 and 113

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