Oakeshott Type XII Medieval Sword Probable Polish Provenance

Dated: 12th century

Measurements: overall length - 95 cm , blade length - 81 cm, width of the blade at the base - 4.4 cm

The sword has a double-edged blade with a fuller that extends ¾ on the length of the blade. Extremely interesting in this sword is the pommel which was not formally included in the Oakeshott typology. It recalls the N type and at the same time an inverted type A. In his book, Records of the Medieval Sword, Oakeshott publishes two similar swords with very similar pommels (type A).

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

Source: www.muzeumwp.pl/