Lot Essay
For a discussion of Brazil-nut pommel swords see R. Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, 1964, pp. 80-88
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THE FIRST 12TH/13TH CENTURY, THE SECOND PROBABLY 9TH/10TH CENTURY
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A Medieval Sword, And An Incomplete Hungarian (?) Sabre
The first 12th/13th Century, the second probably 9th/10th Century
Each in excavated condition, the first with broad tapering double-edged blade with wide central fuller inlaid with a gold cross on one face and a silver-inlaid inscription on the other, iron hilt comprising short straight quillons of square section, and Brazil-nut pommel; the second with single-edged blade double-edged at the point, and short cross with rounded tips
32.3/8in. (82.2cm.) and 30in. (78.2cm.) blades (2)
The first 12th/13th Century, the second probably 9th/10th Century
Each in excavated condition, the first with broad tapering double-edged blade with wide central fuller inlaid with a gold cross on one face and a silver-inlaid inscription on the other, iron hilt comprising short straight quillons of square section, and Brazil-nut pommel; the second with single-edged blade double-edged at the point, and short cross with rounded tips
32.3/8in. (82.2cm.) and 30in. (78.2cm.) blades (2)