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LOT 1802
Medieval Iron Billhook
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (512 grams, 35.4 cm).
Comprising a hooked mounting spike or tang, broad blade with curved end sharpened on the inner edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the early 2000s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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