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Lot 362
A Rare German Medieval HauswehrLate 15th/Early 16th Century
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £432 inc. premium
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Late 15th/Early 16th Century
Late 15th/Early 16th Century
With curved blade double-edged towards the point (extreme tip missing), rebated along the top, and inlaid on one side with a copper-alloy maker's mark, a letter 'R', the grip formed from the tang sandwiched between riveted staghorn grip-scales, fluted basal mount with small projection and similarly riveted, and trilobed pommel with central flute on each side (pitted overall)
27.9 cm. blade
27.9 cm. blade
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Provenance:
The Late Mrs. G.E.P. How Collection




