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Lot Nr.3515

A dagger from the Battle of Castillon, 1453,

discovered in Castillon-la-Bataille. Slender thrusting blade of diamond section. Tapered quillons slightly curved toward the blade. Narrow tang, the slightly oval disk pommel tapering towards the top. Length 59.5 cm.
Provenance: Dordogne or Lidoire in the vicinity of Castillon-la-Bataille. So far only three daggers are known from this discovery site, along with a total of about 80 medieval swords discovered there. Cf. E. Oakeshot in "The Tenth Parklane Arms Fair". p. 9.

Condition: II-III Limit: 7000 EURO
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