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Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Collection Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Collection Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Collection
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LOT 1499

Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Collection

CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3 - 3 7/8 in. (277 grams total, 78-99 mm).

Each hand-forged with square-section spikes, designed so that however the item falls, one spike is always vertical. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1499

Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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