Antique Japanese & World Weapons AUG. 29th
Lot 450:
Interesting Giant Medieval Style Broad Sword ~ possibly Executioners Beheading Weapon. A fascinating early knights style sword of Gigantic proportions, wearing an extremely wide double edged unfullered blade. With iron hilt mounts featuring down-turned cross guard, huge and very beefy wheel-pommel and iron grips with under-layers of wood. Probably an excavated piece, some sort of processional weapon or possibly a beheading sword used by an Medieval era Executioner. Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 46 3/4"Blade length : 38" Width : 4 1/8" WOW ! Sword weights 4 Lb. 5.5 Oz.
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