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Lot 173*
A Knightly Sword From The Castillon GroupEarly 15th Century
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23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £15,000 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Knightly Sword From The Castillon Group
Early 15th Century
Early 15th Century
In excavated condition, with sharply tapering double-edged blade of flattened hollow diamond section, the hilt comprising flat tapering quillons of oblong section with downbent rounded tips and raised at the swelling centre to form a narrow vertical rib above a small écusson, tapering tang, and heavy deeply chamfered wheel pommel (severely corroded on one side) with circular central recess on each side and drawn up at the top to form a pronounced button
69.5 cm. blade
69.5 cm. blade
Footnotes
Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.
See Ewart Oakeshott, 'Further notes on a River-Find of 15th Century Swords', The First Park Lane Arms Fair Guide, 1984, pp. 7-12 : 'The Swords of Castillon', The Tenth Park Lane Arms Fair Guide, 1993, pp. 7-16
Clive Thomas, 'Additional notes on the Swords of Castillon', The 2012 Park Lane Arms Fiar Guide, pp. 40-63
The pommel of the present sword conforms to Thomas Type A1 (Oakeshott Type J1)
Saleroom notices
Please note that the blade has a small latten-inlaid fleur-de-lys bladesmith's mark on one side near the forte








