4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
248
‡ A COMPOSITE MEDIEVAL SWORD OF CASTILLON TYPE, 15TH CENTURY
in excavated condition, with sharply tapering blade of flattened hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising straight cross-guard tapering to a pair of sharp down-turned terminals, disc pommel, and wooden grip (losses, the grip repaired), 62.7 cm blade
Provenance
Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho
The blade conforms to Oakeshott type XV. The pommel is of similar form to the only dagger recorded in this distinct group.
Sold for £2,400
in excavated condition, with sharply tapering blade of flattened hollow-diamond section, iron hilt comprising straight cross-guard tapering to a pair of sharp down-turned terminals, disc pommel, and wooden grip (losses, the grip repaired), 62.7 cm blade
Provenance
Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho
The blade conforms to Oakeshott type XV. The pommel is of similar form to the only dagger recorded in this distinct group.
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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