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LOT 1936
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
15TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (26 grams, 15.5 cm).
Forge-welded single-edged blade with scooped tip and separate gilded baluster; wooden scales to both sides of the tang held in place with two studs on each side; trapezoidal pommel with incised segments and radiating hatching. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1936
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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