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Hotspur · 3rd April 2026, 10:04 PM

13th century, Ewart Oakeshott would list it as a type XIIa

A&A is associated with the Oakeshott institute and lists the spike type guards earlier, albeit the XIIa form starting when blades got longer.

Cheers
GC

from The Sword in the Age of Chivalry

3rd April 2026, 10:04 PM	#2
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 551	13th century, Ewart Oakeshott would list it as a type XIIa A&A is associated with the Oakeshott institute and lists the spike type guards earlier, albeit the XIIa form starting when blades got longer. Cheers GC from The Sword in the Age of Chivalry Attached Images Last edited by Hotspur; 3rd April 2026 at 10:20 PM.