Sax and two knives, Merovingian, 6th century A.D.
Single-edged sword with a blunt back, below which two grooves, one near the back, the other at the centre of the blade. Long, trapezoidal handle tang with a hook-shaped bent end. Traces of corrosion on the surface, the tang slightly bent. Length 51 cm. Together with two small knives. Both with broad tangs and grooves below the blunt back. One example with a cutting edge curving towards the back, the other with a back bevelled at the front and a straight cutting edge. The knives very well preserved with a surface coloured Braun by oxides, but without notable corrosion. Length 14 cm each. CULTURAL ASSET!
Provenance: A private collection from southern Germany, acquired at the beginning of the millennium from his father, who passed away in 2013.
350875
Condition: II - III
Single-edged sword with a blunt back, below which two grooves, one near the back, the other at the centre of the blade. Long, trapezoidal handle tang with a hook-shaped bent end. Traces of corrosion on the surface, the tang slightly bent. Length 51 cm. Together with two small knives. Both with broad tangs and grooves below the blunt back. One example with a cutting edge curving towards the back, the other with a back bevelled at the front and a straight cutting edge. The knives very well preserved with a surface coloured Braun by oxides, but without notable corrosion. Length 14 cm each. CULTURAL ASSET!
Provenance: A private collection from southern Germany, acquired at the beginning of the millennium from his father, who passed away in 2013.
350875
Condition: II - III
