Type XIII Sword Possibly Italian

Date: c. 1360-1365

Artist: Artist/maker unknown, European (Italian?)

Medium: Iron alloy (steel); copper alloy (brass), cast and engraved; wood, leather, iron

Dimensions: 2 1/4 × 42 3/4 inches, 2 pounds 8.9 ounces (5.7 × 108.6 cm, 1160g)

Credit Line: Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number: 1977-167-540

Geography: Made in Europe Possibly made in Italy, Europe

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

Source: www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/211943