Lot 33
33
ANOTHER, in excavated condition, with tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, straight quillons of rectangular section narrowing toward the tips, and wheel-shaped pommel tapering towards the top, late 14th Century

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ANOTHER, in excavated condition, with tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, straight quillons of rectangular section narrowing toward the tips, and wheel-shaped pommel tapering towards the top, late 14th Century
26in. blade

Lot Essay

This sword corresponds to Oakeshott's group XVIII with a type G pommel. See R. Ewart Oakeshott, The Sword In The Age Of Chivalry, pp. 67 and 95

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