Medieval Iron Disc-Pommel Sword

(Iron, 1.4 kg, 111 cm.).

Circa 14th century AD. A long sword with hand-forged iron blade, disc pommel of Oakeshott's type H, round-section quillons of type 2; the blade narrow with shallow fuller for most of its length.

Provenance

From an old English collection.

Literature

Cf. Oakeshott, E. Records of the Medieval Sword, p.90.

Footnotes

cf. similar type XIIa sword in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow

CONDITION

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LOT 0944

Medieval Iron Disc-Pommel Sword

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,163

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