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LOT 1874
Medieval Iron Knife Group
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 7 7/8 in. (100 grams total, 9.5-19.9 cm).
Single-edge blades, one with integral bolster and another with fragment of applied bolster. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom old Cheshire and Nottinghamshire private collections.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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