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Old 7th September 2016, 11:42 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Evgeny_K
This pommel looks unusual for me:
- it has a different form,
- it's hollow
- it's made of bronze
I can't find similar pommel
I think your pommel could be older, maybe from bronze age.

The pommel seems to be viking but the vikings were inspired by older designs, the Spatha or straight persian bronze swords for example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatha
https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Спата
https://www.google.de/search?q=spath...w=1352&bih=763

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