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Iron hunting sword
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Iron hunting sword

anonymous · 1450 - 1499 · iron (metal); horn (animal material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Hilt with a broad quillon that forms a continuation of the quillon shoulder and ends asymmetrically at the top in a widening with an upward-curving projection at the front (resembling the silhouette of a bird's head with a beak). Two vertical grooves run along the edges, continuing along the upper end. On either side of the quillon, a pair of grip plates made of horn, both attached to the quillon by three rivets consisting of hollow brass tubes. At the ends, downward-curving pommel, rectangular in cross-section and thicker in the middle, namely where the quillon passes. Double-edged blade of flattened hexagonal cross-section with a central fuller extending to 305 mm from the pommel. Marked.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineIJzeren jachtzwaard. 1450 - 1499. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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