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LOT 1813
Medieval Silver Archer's Thumb Ring
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.82 grams, 21.06 mm overall, 19.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Penannular with butted ends to the hoop, triangular extension with hatched fleur-de-lys motif in low relief; edge nicked.
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Iron Single-Edged Dagger
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a slender cutting edge and a long tang. 123 grams, 29.3 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
From the documentary evidence, the dagger was not a weapon in widespread use. In some sources, daggers are called handsets, presumably originating from the Anglo-Saxon scramasaxes, implying that they were a single-bladed knife rather than a dual-bladed dagger. It is unclear whether such daggers were primarily intended for military or civilian functions; although they may have been used in both, their primary uses were likely to be civilian.
