Épée de chevalier de la fin de la Guerre... - Lot 34 - Pierre Bergé & Associés

Épée de chevalier de la fin de la Guerre de Cent ans, vers 1450. A late Medieval Knightly sword from the end of the Hundred Years' War, circa 1450. In excavated condition, with short blade sharply tapering from a broad base, of flattened diamond section and struck with a mark on both sides at the forte, faceted crosspiece tapering from a broad centre and the tips abruptly downturned, large wheel pommel with recessed centre, facetted tang button, and later grip (the upper 16.5 cm of the blade expertly replaced, the temper of the blade compromised in consequence). L. overall: 88 cm - L. blade: 71 cm - W.: 17 cm. Swords of this type were included in the large river find of swords near the town of Castillon; the battle of Castillon was the last major action of the Hundred Years' War, fought on the 17th July 1453.