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LOT 1958
Medieval Iron Caltrop
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (71 grams, 82 mm).
Comprising a sphere with four radiating round-section spikes; old collector's label [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesCaltrops were strewn in front of an army in order to injure attacking horses or infantry stepping on them. The design means that they always land with one spike vertical.
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LOT 1958
Medieval Iron Caltrop
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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