Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel

CIRCA 1375-1400 A.D.

8 5/8 in. (65 grams, 22 cm).

Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with shaped pommel.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Literature

See Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, for broad type and discussion.

Footnotes

Amongst the considerable variations in Medieval knife blade shapes, the two most obvious are the blades with angled backs (like here) and those with stepped backs.

CONDITION

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LOT 1669