art-of-swords:European Sword Dated: 1350-1400 Culture: German Type: Oakeshott type XVIa; pommel ty
art-of-swords: European Sword Dated: 1350-1400 Culture: German Type: Oakeshott type XVIa; pommel type K Medium: iron, steel Measurements: overall length 1232mm; blade length 965mm; weight 1710g Provenance: acquired in 1949 from the Oldman Collection (the late Mr W. O. Oldman - see Mann 1963, p. 76) The sword has an iron hilt consisting of flattened oval pommel and straight quillons of square section. The grip is missing. There is a tapering double-edged blade with a mark inlaid in brass on one face and another mark incised on each face of the tang. On the forte lies an Arabic inscription translated as ‘Inalienable property of the treasury of the march province of Alexandria, may it be protected’, or, perhaps more accurately, ‘Donation to the Arsenal in the frontier city of Alexandria, the well-guarded.“ Source: Copyright © 2016 The Royal Armouries -- source link