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LOT 1940
Medieval and Later Iron Knife Collection
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 7 3/4 in. (145 grams total, 8.1-19.6 cm).
Including scale-tang and whittle-tang types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.76-7.
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