Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D. Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with bifacial pommel engraved with stylised flowerheads. See Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-31, for similar.37 grams, 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Circa 1500 A.D. Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with bifacial pommel engraved with stylised flowerheads. See Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-31, for similar.37 grams, 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.