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Lot 172

A German Gothic Hand-And-A-Half Sword
Mid-Late 15th Century

23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£8,000 - £10,000

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A German Gothic Hand-And-A-Half Sword
Mid-Late 15th Century

With broad slightly tapering double-edged blade (some pitting overall) with long shallow central fuller over both sides of the forte inlaid in latten with a running wolf mark (some loss of latten, more so on one side than on the other), hilt comprising arched quillons of tapering octagonal section, large multi-faceted bronze pommel (old fracture on one side), and bottle-shaped grip covered in leather (minor damage) over cord bindings and with central horizontal flute
83.5 cm. blade, 110.5 cm. overall

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Provenance
Frank Unrath Collection

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