Oakeshott Type XII Medieval Sword with Wheel Pommel

[Jack Loomes]

German, ca. 1200. Double-edged blade with a fuller reaching almost to the point on both sides. Round quillons, becoming square around the blade, with slightly swelling finials. Conical tang with a flattened disk pommel. Well preserved, cleaned excavation discovery with the entire length present.

Length 105 cm. Sold for 4200 Euros (2005).

Extract from Records of the Medieval Sword by Ewart Oakeshott regarding Type XII: www.sword-site.com/thread/127/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword

Source: www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hhm48.pl?f=NR&c=37756&t=temartic_1_GB&db=kat48_1.txt