Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel with Initials T.C.

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

7 3/8 in. (27.1 grams, 18.7 cm long).

A tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, openwork bronze handle decorated with stylised foliate forms and X-motifs, lettering (possibly initials) to the hilt, possibly 'TC'.

Provenance

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

CONDITION

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