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LOT 1677
Medieval Iron Single-Edged Dagger
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/2 in. (123 grams, 29.3 cm).
Comprising a slender cutting edge and a long tang.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Literature
Cf. Colcough, S., Image and Reality in Medieval Weaponry and Warfare: Wales c.1100-c.1450, Bangor University, 2015, no.554C, fig.7.14, for a similar single-edged blade, belonging to a quillon dagger.
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LOT 1677
Medieval Iron Single-Edged Dagger
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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