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LOT 2176
Very Large Medieval Tanged Iron Incendiary Fire Arrowhead
CIRCA 13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (70 grams, 23 cm).
An openwork rectangular blade with a long tapering tang.
ProvenanceAcquired USA in the 1990s.
From a Buckinghamshire private collection.
See Jessop, O., Medieval Arrowheads, Finds Research Group datasheet 22, Lincoln, 1997.
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LOT 2176
Very Large Medieval Tanged Iron Incendiary Fire Arrowhead
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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