Medieval and Later Knife Collection

15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 - 8 in. (113 grams total, 8.7-20.5 cm).

Including a single-edged straight-bladed knife with scale-tang handle, one similar with hooked bolster and initials 'WR' in the handle, a tiny bone-handled pricket, and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [5, 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.76-81.

CONDITION

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LOT 1906