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LOT 1421
Medieval Iron Dagger Relic
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/8 in. (221 grams, 36.5 cm).
Comprising a slender lozenge-section blade, drooping quillons, long tang and large spherical pommel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market circa 2005.
From an old North Country, UK, collection.
Cf. Tarassuk, L. & Blair, C., Complete Encyclopaedia of Arms & Weapons, London, 1982, p.156, item 5, for the type.
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