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LOT 1963
Tudor Period Iron Knife Display
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 - 16 3/4 in. (633 grams total, knife: 14.5-42.5 cm).
Comprising: a single-edged peasant iron dagger with reconstructed wooden handle; a Tudor iron knife with scale tang handle and a decorative pommel; an early type of iron fork (pricker) with reconstructed wooden handle. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
FootnotesKnives with long wide blades would have been used at table for carving meat, but in difficult times they could be a proper weapon in the hand of common people. The practice to carrying knives for everyday use continued for many centuries.
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