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ROMAN IRON SHORT SWORD WITH RING POMMEL

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ROMAN IRON SHORT SWORD WITH RING POMMEL: Ca. 200-300 AD An iron sword with a pointed, elongated triangular blade, rectangular guard, tapering handle, and a ring pommel. The army of ancient Rome (800 BC-AD 476) was a formidable fighting

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ROMAN IRON SWORD WITH RING POMMEL: Circa 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, with a broad handle, a double-edged blade featuring a shallow midrip along both faces as well as a pointed tapering top. A sle

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ROMAN IRON SWORD WITH RING POMMEL: Ca. 200-300 ADA beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, a tapering handle, a double-edged blade, and a pointed tapering top. A slender guard creates a buffer between the blade's should

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Celtic La Tene Iron Ring Pommel Dagger / Short Sword: Ancient Northern / Central Europe, Celtic Iron Age, La Tene culture, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A gorgeous and rare example of a short sword or dagger from the ancient La Tene culture replete with in

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Celtic / Roman Iron Knife w/ Ring Pommel: **First Time At Auction** Northern Europe, Celtic or early Roman, ca. late 1st millennium BCE to 2nd century CE. A forged-iron knife of a simplified form with a narrow blade, a rectangular guard, and

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European Dark Ages Iron Short Sword c.400-800 AD.: European Dark Ages Iron Short Sword c.400-800 AD. size 13 1/2 inches length. Cast Iron heavy single edged short sword with curved ring pummel. Provenance: Ex Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi. Ann Harbor Michig

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Rare Roman Iron Gladius Sword Blade: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE, purportedly found in Britain. Exceptionally rare iron short sword Gladius or Semi-Spatha. Long tapered blade with tip nearly pointed, extended tang with the po

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Incredibly Rare Greek Hellenistic Iron Short Sword: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An incredibly rare forged-iron short sword with a slender handle and a bar-shaped pommel. The elongated blade features sharpened edges o

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Rare Luristan Iron Short Sword: **Originally Listed At $600** Ancient Near East, Luristan, ca. 1100 BCE. A short iron sword with a triangular blade marked by a broad, flat midrib and an elaborate handle - a crescent-shaped pommel ab

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SCYTHIAN IRON SHORT SWORD: Ca. 500-400 BC An iron sword with a broad tapering blade, which terminates in a point, rectangular grip with a lower guard, bar pommel. Size: L:460mm / W:70mm ; 435g Provenance: Private UK collection;

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Rare Luristan Iron Short Sword: Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 750 to 650 BCE. A rare example of a forged-iron short sword with a thick hilt surrounded by finger rings and topped with a d

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Scythian Akinakes Short Sword: 6th-5th century BC. An iron short sword comprising a leaf-shaped blade with midrib, bow-shaped lower guard, flat grip and T-shaped pommel; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Khorasani, M.M. Arms and

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Scythian Acinaces Short Sword: 1st millennium BC. An iron short sword with lozenge-section leaf-shaped blade, volute-scroll lower guard, flat grip with hatching to one face, lenticular pommel. 36 grams, 47cm (18 1/2"). From a North

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Roman Legion Short Sword, 1700's: A Roman Legion short sword from the 1700's with a gold pommel in the shape of a head. Total Length - 21 1/4".

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MEDIEVAL IRON SWORD: Ca.1350-1450 AD Sword/short sword with round pommel, raised boss type plus tommy bar type cross guard. The blade is triangular and looks to have been sharpened many times. There is light surface pitti

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Ca. 200-300 AD A beautifully formed iron-short sword with a ring pommel, a tapering handle, a double-edged blade, and a pointed top. A slender rectangular guard creates a buffer between the blade's shoulder and the soldier's hand. Originally introduced by the Sarmatians and the Germans to the Roman legions and used by the Roman infantry in the 2nd century CE. Cf: "Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC - AD 192" by Graham Summer, Raffaele D'Amato, 2009, pg. 88, fig. 81. For similar see The British Museum. Accession no. 2004,0301.1. Size: L:556mm / W:73mm ; 575g Provenance: Private UK collection; Formerly acquired on the European art market from pre-2000 collections.