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LOT 1863
Medieval Iron Knife with Ave Maria
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (20 grams, 16.5 cm).
Narrow single-edged blade with integral bolster, flared scale-tang hilt with integral finial; brass finial with female bust to one face, 'AVE' to the other.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
FootnotesThese knives were imported from Flanders but were also made in England by immigrant Flemish craftsmen.
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