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LOT 1079
Medieval Socketted Catapult Dart
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/8 in. (94 grams, 29 cm).
An iron catapult dart formed with a tapering cylindrical socket, square-section neck and barbed triangular head with full-length medial rib to both faces.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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