Hand-and-a-half Sword
- Dated: circa 1400
- Measurements: overall length 120 cm; blade length 95.8 cm
The sword features an elegant blade of pronounced flattened hexagonal section tapering to a long narrow point. Both sides are inlaid with a series of latten marks within the shallow fuller at the forte, an orb, a single letter repeated, and another mark - an ecclesiastical crosier possibly.
The hilt is formed of a rounded crosspiece swelling slightly over the length of both halves towards the tips. The pommel has the shape of a slightly compressed wheel form with angular lower sides, a central recess on each face and capped by the original moulded rectangular washer, and is fitted with an early wooden two-stage grip bound with leather over cord.
A few comparable swords in equally good condition have been preserved in the arsenal of Alexandria. These swords normally bear an inscription in Arabic script. An example from the Alexandria arsenal comparable to the sword at hand can be found today in the Royal Armouries in Leeds (IX.915).
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