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LOT 1369

Saxon Iron Armory Group

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/2 - 16 7/8 in. (1.37 kg total, 16.5-43 cm).

Comprising: axehead with sturdy square-section neck, T-shaped blade, hammer-face to rear of the socket; barbed spearhead with split socket; long single-edged knife with stub tang. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1369

Saxon Iron Armory Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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