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LOT 1815
Medieval Iron Caltrop Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (161 grams total, 45-65 mm).
Most with the usual four spikes, with arrow-shaped heads. [13]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Footnotes
Caltrops 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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