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LOT 1406
Medieval Pierced Incendiary Fire Arrowhead
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (62 grams, 16.2 cm).
Large swallowtail arrowhead with square-section tang; pierced at centre for insertion of flammable material. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private Buckingham, UK, collection, formed before 2000.
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