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LOT 1789
Medieval Iron Caltrop Anti-Cavalry Group
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 3 5/8 in. (396 grams total, 71-91 mm).
Comprising ten anti-cavalry caltrops, hand-forged with square-section spikes. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Žákovský, P., ‘Caltrop. Contribution to the knowledge of one neglected weapon (in Bohemian language)’ in Studia Minora Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Brunensis, M 12-13, 2007-2008, pp.115-132, fig.9, nos.2,4,6 (type 3 of Žákovský classification).
FootnotesCaltrops were scattered on battlefields in an effort to stop or slow advancing enemy cavalry or foot soldiers; regardless of how a caltrop lands, one spike is always facing upwards.
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