The Gilling West Sword - Oakeshott Type X Anglian Sword

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Overall length of sword: 838 mm; width across lower guard: 86 mm.

The blade is 700 mm long from the lower guard to the tip. Its main part tapers gradually
away from the lower guard where its width is 52 mm.

For more information and analysis of the Gilling Sword see this PDF: TheGillingSword.pdf (295.01 KB)
For more information on Oakeshott Type X Swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: www.sword-site.com/thread/118/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword

Source: www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/Page/ViewCollection.aspx?CollectionId=9