16th Century Hungarian Broadsword Oakeshott Type XIII

[Jack Loomes]

In excavated condition, almost centainly a river find, with long flat double-edged blade coming to a characteristic rounded point, cut with three narrow fullers over its lower half on both sides, a running wolf mark inlaid in latten on one side at the forte, struck with two marks on one side of the tang, S-shaped spatulate quillons, and 'wheel' pommel.

35½in (90.2cm) blade

For more information on Oakeshott's Type XIII swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/152/oakeshott-xiiib-records-medieval-sword

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