Photos of Royal Armouries

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A Medieval Sword of Oakeshott Type XV, late 14th/early 15th century In excavated condition, with wide sharply tapering blade of hollowed flattened diamond section, the hilt comprising flat quillons tapering towards the slightly down-bent tips, later cord-bound leather-covered grip, and thick compressed wheel pommel with circular recess on each side. The pommel conforms to Oakeshott’s Type J. For a similar sword see Ewart Oakeshott, “Records of the Medieval Sword”, 1991, p. 134, XV.8 and p. 177, XVIII.6 for a related sword in the Royal Armouries, Leeds. Overall length: 82.5 cm (32.5"); Blade length: 66.8 cm (26.3")
Royal Armouries is a tourist attraction, one of the Museos in Leeds, Reinu Xuníu. It is located: 13 km from Chapel Allerton, 444 km from Birmingham, 820 km from Londres. Read further
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