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Probably middle of XIVth century. Found at London Wall Guildhall Museum

Bronze hilt. Probably North Italian, early XVth century Collection: Author

Probably middle of XIVth century London Museum

only in a reversed order, curving upwards as seen in the case of those Hungarian swords which have the antennae pommels of the later bronze age. That the form remained in use until the opening years of the XVth century we know on the evidence furnished by a small bronze-hilted dagger of Italian origin that we can date at about 1420 (Fig. 736). In this instance