water-found knight sword

cornelistromp · 17th April 2009, 05:25 PM

Type: XVI
FIND PLACE: Maas in the Netherlands 1970
OVERALL LENGTH: 106cm
BLADE LENGTH: 87,5 cm
BLADE WIDTH: 5 cm
WEIGHT: 1195 gr
POMMEL TYPE: (still) unclassified
CROSS STYLE: 6
DATE:1300-1350
CONDITION: river-found excellent.beautiful flint-hart coat of Goethite (FeOoh) which is formed by the chemical interaction of rust wit the chemical constituent of the surrounding mud of the river Maas in the "silent" 600 years.
there is no corrosion, the erosion on the edges is the result of wear and honing.the blade is identical to Oakeshott
XVI.3 records of the medieval sword.

17th April 2009, 05:25 PM	#1
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,064	water-found knight sword Type: XVI FIND PLACE: Maas in the Netherlands 1970 OVERALL LENGTH: 106cm BLADE LENGTH: 87,5 cm BLADE WIDTH: 5 cm WEIGHT: 1195 gr POMMEL TYPE: (still) unclassified CROSS STYLE: 6 DATE:1300-1350 CONDITION: river-found excellent.beautiful flint-hart coat of Goethite (FeOoh) which is formed by the chemical interaction of rust wit the chemical constituent of the surrounding mud of the river Maas in the "silent" 600 years. there is no corrosion, the erosion on the edges is the result of wear and honing.the blade is identical to Oakeshott XVI.3 records of the medieval sword. Attached Images