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LOT 1872
Medieval to Jacobean Period Iron Knife Collection
14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 - 8 1/2 in. (192 grams total, 8-21.5 cm).
Comprising: single-edged knife with swept edge, whittle-tang handle; single-edge knife with scale-tang handle, stamped with a crown in a pelleted cartouche; hawkbill knife with edge to the inner face of the curve; short broken-back blade with bolster; similar with punched 'f' maker's mark. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Found Norfolk, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
