Viking Sword w/ Chevron Pattern Welded Core
Mar 4, 2015 12:41:32 GMT
Post by Jack Loomes on Mar 4, 2015 12:41:32 GMT
A Northern European Viking sword with pattern-welded blade, 9th/10th century
Double-edged blade with slightly rounded point, the upper two thirds with flat fullers on both sides. The upper half of the blade made of three strips of twisted Damascus with lateral edges, the lower half of the blade made of homogeneous steel. Short, straight quillons, sturdy, tapered tang. Characteristic semicircular pommel. Length 88 cm.
Condition: III Limit: 6400 EURO (November 2014)
Source: www.hermann-historica.de/
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