11th century AD and later. An iron dagger fabricated by cutting down the upper third of a sword; the blade broad with shallow fuller and square shoulders, the guard narrow and tapering towards the ends; later 'acorn' pommel. See Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991. 942 grams, 47cm (18 1/2"). From a private family collection; previously acquired from a collection formed before 1990; thence by descent. The weapon started life as a two-edged sword, probably of Oakeshott's Type XV with broad tang and narrow guard. There is a trace of bronze inlay below the shoulder to one face where one might expect to find inlaid motifs or an inscription. The excessively heavy pommel is a later addition. It is possible that the sword was damaged in combat and salvaged by removing the unusable lower section of the blade, forming a new point. [No Reserve]