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A German Or Austrian Hunting Sword And DaggerCirca 1500
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£300 - £500
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A German Or Austrian Hunting Sword And Dagger
Circa 1500
Circa 1500
In excavated condition, the first with straight single-edged blade cut with a shallow narrow fuller along the back for most of its length on each side, small heart-shaped side-guard, and handle formed by the spatulate tang hollowed along one side and retaining the remains of three transverse pins for retaining the grip-scales (missing); the second with tapering single-edged blade and scallop-shaped side-guard (handle incomplete) (2)
91 cm. and 25.5 cm. overall
91 cm. and 25.5 cm. overall
Footnotes
The sword is of the type known in Germany as a 'Grosse Messer'. See Heribert Seitz, Blankwaffen I, 1965, pp. 194-197








