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Old 21st July 2011, 05:00 PM   #1
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Default A Fine Saxon Two Hand Processional Flamberg Sword, ca. 1590
Sold Bonhams, London, July 20, 2011.

Identical swords are preserved in the Dresden Rüstkammer (amory).

The historic German term Flamberg derives from the waved blade which reminds of a flickering flame.

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