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LOT 1360
Medieval Iron Dagger
16TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (126 grams, 34.5 cm).
Comprising a single cutting edge and retaining original rivets.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Medieval Bronze Belt End
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Attachment plate a disc with ellipsoid void and incised linear detailing, triangular extension with chip-carved foliage ornament; separate riveted backplate. 18 grams, 54 mm
Found Fring, Norfolk. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification packet. -
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Medieval Iron Single-Edged Dagger
15th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising a slender cutting edge and a long tang. 123 grams, 29.3 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Medieval Iron Dagger
1450-1550 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a single-edged blade, rivets for a scale tang; remains of quillon. 132 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
This is a weapon rather than a domestic knife, and is depicted, in contemporary iconography, as a sidearm for soldiers and knights. This type of dagger was in use from the 14th to mid-16th century and finds similarities with Hauswehrs used in Eastern Europe during the 15th-16th centuries A.D.
