antique arms, armour & militaria - Thomas Del Mar Ltd

European Edged Weapons
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A BRONZE SHORTSWORD, CIRCA 1100-800 B.C.
in excavated condition, cast in one piece, with doubleedged
blade formed with a long medial ridge (one edge
extensively chipped), slightly flared towards the base and
cut with short recesses at the sides, wide flat tang pierced
with holes for attaching a grip, and in largely untouched
patinated condition throughout
70cm; 27Kin blade
£300-400
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A RARE DAGGER, 14TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SWISS
in excavated condition, with tapering blade double-edged
over its upper three quarters, stamped with a mark, the
letter ‘O’ twice conjoined, on one side, rectangular singleedged
ricasso (expertly repaired), the tang retaining a
shoulder on one side, with flattened pointed globular
terminal and pierced with nine holes for retaining a grip
40.5cm; 16in
An almost identical dagger is preserved in the
Landesmuseum Zurich. See H.Schneider, 1980 p. 206 n.
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£600-800