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LOT 1018

Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Group

13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

3 - 3 3/4 in. (298 grams total, 77-95 mm).

Comprising eight anti-cavalry caltrops, hand-forged with square-section spikes. [8, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

Literature

Cf. Žákovský, P., ‘Caltrop. Contribution to the knowledge of one neglected weapon’ in Studia Minora Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, M 12-13, 2007-2008, pp.115-132, fig.9, no.6 (type III of Žákovský classification).

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LOT 1018

Medieval Iron Anti-Cavalry Caltrop Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

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