art-of-swords:European SwordDated: late 13th centuryCulture: Central EuropeanMeasurements: overall l
art-of-swords:European SwordDated: late 13th centuryCulture: Central EuropeanMeasurements: overall length 111.5 cmThe sword has a wide, straight, double-edged blade of lenticular section, with a central fuller. There are remains of a copper-inlaid mark on one side of the forte. The handle has iron quillons of square section, thickened at toward the tips, a tang of rectangular section, plus an iron pommel. You can see a very similar sword in “The sword in the Age of Chivalry”, plate 12B.Source: Copyright © 2015 Czerny’s International Auction House S.R.L. -- source link