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A Medieval Great Sword Of Oakeshott Type XIIIa13th/14th Century
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,625 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Medieval Great Sword Of Oakeshott Type XIIIa
13th/14th Century
13th/14th Century
In excavated condition, with broad double-edged blade with double fuller over nearly half its length on both sides, the forte on each side with latten-inlaid cross potent within a circle between a heart mark surmounted by a cross, and double 'Y' and star marks, hilt comprising straight quillons of circular section with trumpet-shaped terminals, flat slightly tapering long tang, and large chamfered pommel of cusped octagonal form surmounted by a stepped button
106.8 cm. blade, 143.2 cm. overall
106.8 cm. blade, 143.2 cm. overall
Footnotes
The pommel conforms to Oakeshott's Type I1 with quillons of Style 2. For more information regarding this type see Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 42-47








