14th-15th century AD. A large and heavy tip of a battering ram formed from a mature tree trunk, trimmed to a point and fitted with a blacksmith-made wrought iron pyramidal tip secured to the ram with four long projections, each held in place with four large iron spikes. 23 kg, 77cm (30 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously in an old European arms and armour collection. A most unusual survival of a brutal piece of siege equipment. [No Reserve]