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Lot 172*
A Fine Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XIIIaMid-13th To Early 14th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £10,000 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Fine Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XIIIa
Mid-13th To Early 14th Century
Mid-13th To Early 14th Century
In excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade with three shallow fullers over half its length on each side, the central fuller on one side with latten-inlaid reversed 'Z' mark, hilt comprising quillons of octagonal section widening towards the tips, flat slightly hollowed tapering tang forming a small pyramidal-shaped button over the pommel, and chamfered wheel pommel
78.5 cm. blade, 98.3 cm. overall
78.5 cm. blade, 98.3 cm. overall
Footnotes
Provenance
The Collection of Sir James Mann
Christie's London, The Harold L. Peterson Collection of Arms and Armour, 5 July 1978, lot 88
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.
Exhibited
The Royal Armouries, H.M. Tower of London
Literature
Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword In The Age of Chivalry, 1964, pl. II.A
Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, 1982, p. 17, fig. 9
Ewart Oakeshott, 'Medieval Swords : X', Gun Report, 1986, p. 25
idem, Records Of The Medieval Sword, 1991, p. 105, fig. 12








