Swiss or German Hauswehr

19 ¾” length with curved edge wedge section blade. Integral tang with 3 of four pins for securing wood or bone scale grips. Original curved pommel. Excellent stable excavated condition. A sword of the type carried by peasants and pressed into service as villages were attacked in the intercantonal wars of the period. See Waffen im Schweizerischen Landesmuseum, Hugo Schnider, Griffwaffen I S.270.

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