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Lot 122
A Medieval Sword10th/12th Century
20 April 2011, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,160 inc. premium
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10th/12th Century
10th/12th Century
In excavated condition, with broad tapering double-edged blade with central fuller over most of it length on each side, hilt comprising straight quillons of thick square section, flat tapering tang, and Brazil-nut pommel
93.8 cm. blade
93.8 cm. blade
Footnotes
For a discussion on Brazil-nut pommels see R. Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 80-88








