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A SABRE, POSSIBLY HUNGARIAN LATE 15TH CENTURY

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A SABRE, POSSIBLY HUNGARIAN LATE 15TH CENTURY with broad curved blade double-edged towards the point (small chips), iron hilt comprising a pair of horizontally recurved fluted quillons swelling towards the terminals, long flat rectangular-section tang, and square pommel with clipped corners, formed with a pronounced central boss front and back (extensively pitted, the surface now grey throughout), 93.9 cm blade For a discussion of this group of swords see Kálmar 1935-36, pp. 150-155.