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Product description
The single-handed sword has a length of approx. 90 cm and a blade of 72 cm and a max. width of 5 cm. The simply decorated pommel and the cross-guard were typical for their era. The cross-guard is slightly bent for parrying enemy blows. The wooden grip is covered with leather to ensure a good grip.
Type XIV is the last sword in Oakeshott's typification that was designed for piercing chainmail. It has a short, wide and pointed blade. The profile is quite flat and sometimes features a small middle rib. The fuller covers half of the blade and is quite wide, though some fullers are narrow. The grip has a length of 9.5 to 11.5 cm, and a thick part of the blade continues into the pommel. The pommel is always round, sometimes wide and flat. The cross-guard is quite wide and often bent. Type XIV has a functional tip and, owing to its blade, is well-suited to both striking and stabbing. Swords of type XIV were popular between 1260 and 1340, yet only a few originals have been excavated.
This sword is an Oakeshott type XIV.
