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A Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XVLate 14th/Early 15th Century
28 November 2012, 11:00 GMT
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Find your local specialistA Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XV
Late 14th/Early 15th Century
Late 14th/Early 15th Century
In excavated condition, with wide sharply tapering blade of hollowed flattened diamond section, the hilt comprising flat quillons tapering towards the slightly downbent tips, later cord-bound leather-covered grip, and thick compressed wheel pommel with circular recess on each side
66.8 cm. blade, 82.5 cm. overall
66.8 cm. blade, 82.5 cm. overall
Footnotes
Provenance:
Conte de Richebourg
Aquired from Robert-Jean Charles, Paris, 1937
Literature:
Ada Bruhn Hoffmeyer, Middelalderens tveæggede Sværd, 1954, vol II, pp. 25 and 95, pl. 29b
Hoffmeyer, cat. no. 58, pp. 84 and 85, fig. 21
The pommel conforms to Oakeshott's Type J. For a similar sword see Ewart Oakeshott, Records Of The Medieval Sword, 1991, p. 134, XV.8 and p. 177, XVIII.6 for a related sword in the Royal Armouries, Leeds








