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 case of other individual armaments for which there was a heavy demand, certain countries and towns were famous for the production of spear-heads, Toulouse being noted at an early date for their manufacture and export. Turkish heads also seem to have enjoyed a high reputation among the French knights of the XIIIth century.

In all probability of early XVth century date

Collection: Sir Edward Barry, Bart.

(a) Late XVth century; (b) Early XVIth century Imperial Armoury, Vienna

Known as that of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. It appears, however, to be of later date Tower of London, Class VII, No. 50

With the advent of the XVth century we note from an examination of an actual lance which can be assigned to about this period, and which is now in the collection of Sir Edward Barry (Fig. 864), that though the diameter of the haft, for most of its length, is about two inches, it widens to form a truncated cone before the grip or hanste is reached, where it suddenly becomes slender again. This formation, although reversely placed, is repeated towards the butt end of the lance. In the case of the example illustrated it appears that much of the butt has worn away, while part of the other end is missing. The present length of this lance is eight feet, a length which, taking