Oakeshott Type XII Sword Marked SEINIES

Editor's Note: Below translate from German by Google.

German, 1st half of 13th Century

Double-edged blade with double-sided, long and shallow fuller, is on a page that is loaded in iron inscription "SEINIES", on the other an inlaid in copper orb mark.

Short quillons with square cross-section, slightly tapered tang with a resulting grip. Beautifully shaped Brazil nut pommel.

Length 96 cm

Publications: Oakeshott, The Sword in the Age of Chivalry, pp. 87 ff

Provenance: Private Collection Hessian.

Source: www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hhm63.pl?f=NR_LOT&c=2305&t=temartic_A_D&db=kat63_a.txt