Medieval and Post Medieval Iron Knife Blade Group

CIRCA 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 10 in. (3.65 kg total, 2-25.5 cm).

Mainly comprising folding knives and other knife blades. [140, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.29-31, for similar examples from 15th century A.D.

Footnotes

Amongst the considerable variations in Medieval knife blade shapes, the two most obvious are the blades with angled backs (like some examples here presented) and those with stepped backs.

CONDITION

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