2nd Dec, 2020 12:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 79
 

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A RARE MEDIEVAL SWORD TANG WITH LATTEN POMMEL, 15TH CENTURY

A RARE MEDIEVAL SWORD TANG WITH LATTEN POMMEL, 15TH CENTURY comprising the upper half of the tang and latten 'wheel' shaped pommel 11.2 cm; 4 3/8 in Another pommel of this type is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. IX-729). See Dufty 1974, p. 18, plate 23a.

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A RARE MEDIEVAL SWORD TANG WITH LATTEN POMMEL, 15TH CENTURY comprising the upper half of the tang and latten 'wheel' shaped pommel 11.2 cm; 4 3/8 in Another pommel of this type is preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. IX-729). See Dufty 1974, p. 18, plate 23a.