4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
247
A RARE MEDIEVAL HAND-AND-A-HALF SWORD, PROBABLY LATE 14TH/15TH CENTURY
in excavated condition, with broad flat blade tapering at the tip, straight cross-piece with slightly down-curved lower-edge and swelling towards the tips, and large wheel-shaped pommel, 81.5 cm blade
The hilt of this sword is related to those preserved in the Military Museum Istanbul and associated with the period circa 1392-1408 during which time there were numerous raids and skirmishes by the Mamluk forces against the Christian Kingdom of Lesser Armenia. See Alexander 1985, pp. 81-119, nos. 32, 38, 39.
in excavated condition, with broad flat blade tapering at the tip, straight cross-piece with slightly down-curved lower-edge and swelling towards the tips, and large wheel-shaped pommel, 81.5 cm blade
The hilt of this sword is related to those preserved in the Military Museum Istanbul and associated with the period circa 1392-1408 during which time there were numerous raids and skirmishes by the Mamluk forces against the Christian Kingdom of Lesser Armenia. See Alexander 1985, pp. 81-119, nos. 32, 38, 39.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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