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A Medieval Knightly Sword of Oakeshott Type XIIIb
Second Half Of The 14th Century

26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Medieval Knightly Sword of Oakeshott Type XIIIb
Second Half Of The 14th Century

With broad tapering double-edged blade incised with concentric circles centred on a dot within the shallow fuller along both sides of the forte, iron hilt comprising flat bow-tie shaped quillons slightly arched on each side over the forte, thick chamfered wheel pommel incised with concentric circles on both sides, flat tapering tang flattened to form a small button over the top of the pommel, and old replacement wooden grips secured by two iron rivets (some wear and pitting overall)
89.5 cm. blade, 111.5 cm. overall

Footnotes

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

A related sword with a similar concentric circle mark on the blade is in the Kienbusch Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art. See Ewart Oakeshott, Records Of The Medieval Sword, 1991, p. 114, XIII G. 4

The quillons conform to Oakeshott's Style 5 with pommel of Type J

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