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LOT 2141
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY AD.
7 1/8 in. (46.55 grams, 18.1 cm).
Single-edged scooped blade with bolster, scale-tang handle with wooden scales in situ, bronze pommel with openwork floral design.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire gentleman's collection, 1990s.
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