Bastard Sword / Oakeshott Type XIIIa Medieval Sword

Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c. 1500 South Germany, early 16th Century

Steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel, Overall - l:117.50 cm (l:46 1/4 inches) Wt: 1.34 kg Blade - l:90.20 cm (l:35 1/2 inches) Quillions - w:26.40 cm (w:10 3/8 inches) Grip - l:21.00 cm (l:8 1/4 inches).

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1253

For more information on Oakeshott Type XIIIa Swords see this extract of Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/152/oakeshott-xiiib-records-medieval-sword

Source: www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.1253