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LOT 2027
Very Large Medieval and Later Iron Billhook Collection
14TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
14 /8 - 15 3/8 in. (1.79 kg total, 36-39 cm).
Each with broad hooked blade and square-section tang hooked at the end. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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