Oakeshott Type XII Medieval Sword with Brazil Nut Pommel

German, 12th century. Broad blade with fullers on both sides, one side with remnants of a blade inscription "+VERUSFVERUSF+". The quillons of square section curved slightly downwards and merging into conical finials. The tang with a large peened mushroom shaped pommel. Length 102.5 cm.

Sale price 9000 Euros (2005).

For more information on Type XII see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/127/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword

Source: www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hhm48.pl?f=NR&c=38463&t=temartic_1_GB&db=kat48_1.txt