Oakeshott Type XII Sword of Likely English Provenance

Editor's Note: Below translated by Google from the original French.

Sword Knight, probably to England from 1350 to 1400. In Excavated condition find a river, with broad double edged blade tapering to a point and cut very short with a fuller running over the lower two-thirds of icts [symbols?] length on both Sides, crosspiece of rectangular section, and bronze wheel pommel capped by an iron pyramid button.

W. 98.4 cm - L. blade: 81.2 cm - W: 16.1 cm.

Literature: OAKESHOTT, Ewart, Records of the Medieval Sword, 1991, p.66, Type XII.1 pommel H. Oakeshott Type Gives this sword as a recent river find All which he factotum believes to-have-been in England circa 1970-1972; Given the sword aussi have beens HAVING offert for sale at Christie's in 1972.

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