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A Medieval Great SwordSecond Half Of The 14th Century
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,120 inc. premium
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Second Half Of The 14th Century
Second Half Of The 14th Century
In excavated condition, with tapering double-edged blade (two lapped repairs) of flat section with narrow central fuller along each face of the forte, iron hilt comprising bow-tie shaped quillons, and circular chamfered pommel of lenticular section with separate button of flattened pyramidal shape
86.5 cm. blade
86.5 cm. blade
Footnotes
Provenance:
The Late Mrs. G.E.P. How Collection
Similar hilts are found on most of the well-known swords with blades bearing Arabic inscriptions including the dates from 1367/8 to 1436/7. See D. Alexander, 'European Swords in the Collections of Istanbul. I. Swords from the Arsenal of Alexandria', Waffen-und Kostümkunde, 27 (1985), p. 81 and figs. 1-12, 20, 22, 24, 32 38-40, 42 and 47-49








