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LOT 1998
Medieval Iron Single-Edged Knife
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (208 grams, 35.6 cm).
Featuring a slender triangular-section blade and a flat-section tang with rivets still in situ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1960s.
From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s.
Cf. Cowgill, J. et al., Knives and Scabbards. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, London, 1987, fig. 118, for the type.
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LOT 1998
Medieval Iron Single-Edged Knife
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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