A Rare 'Grosse Messer' Or 'Kriegsmesser'
Austrian, Late 15th Century
With shortened single-edged fullered blade deeply struck with a cross mark on one side at the forte, hilt comprising straight quillons of tapering oval section each with a double turn at the end, upturned fluted side-guard riveted through the quillon-block, and wooden grip of tapering ovoidal section with central flute along each side and wrapped in tooled dark brown leather (some damage, iron parts with some pitting)
82.8 cm. blade
