Oakeshott Type XVIIIa Renaissance Era Sword w/ Complex Hilt

Accession Number
208.2.a

Origin
Germany and perhaps Italy, about 1570

Materials
Steel and iron; wood; cord; brass

Measure
47" OL x 13" W at quillon

Weight
3 lb. 12 oz.

For more information on Oakeshott Type XVIIIa Swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/183/oakeshott-xviii-xviiia-records-medieval

Source: higgins.lostpapyr.us/artifacts/208.2.a