Late Crusaders Iron 'schiavona' Sword - Full Report - Apr 22, 2023 | Apollo Art Auctions In London
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LATE CRUSADERS IRON 'SCHIAVONA' SWORD - FULL REPORT

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LATE CRUSADERS IRON 'SCHIAVONA' SWORD - FULL REPORT
LATE CRUSADERS IRON 'SCHIAVONA' SWORD - FULL REPORT
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Ca. 1430-1470 AD. An excellent, forged-iron long sword with narrow and thin blade with a shallow fuller running from the cross guard to about three quarters of the blade length. The pommel in a shape of a square with the top edge scalloped. The cross guard of a flat, horizontal bar which has been coiled and flared at both ends such that when viewed from above it resembles a letter 'S'.Such sword were called 'Schiavona' a type used by Venetian Stradiots recruited from Dalmatia.The item comes with an academic report written by Russel Scott; famous lecturer, reenactor and expert of Viking and medieval artefacts. His report also includes an X-ray fluorescence analysis suggesting the ancient origin of the object. Size: L:1005mm / W:200mm; 1.13kg Provenance: Property of a European collector. Formerly in the collection of Earl Mitchell, London 1990s.
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LATE CRUSADERS IRON 'SCHIAVONA' SWORD - FULL REPORT

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