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A Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XII
Late 13th/ Early 14th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Medieval Sword Of Oakeshott Type XII
Late 13th/ Early 14th Century

In excavated condition, with broad tapering double-edge blade with central fuller over two thirds of its length, the forte on each side deeply incised with a pierced heart mark within a circle (originally filled with latten), hilt comprising quillons of squared section widening towards the tips, long flat tapering tang, and compressed chamfered wheel pommel surmounted by a stepped pyramidal-shaped bronze button
90 cm. blade

Footnotes

The pommel conforms to Oakeshott's Type J with quillons of Style 2

For a similar sword in the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, see Ewart Oakeshott, Records Of The Medieval Sword, 1991, p. 87, XII.18

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