Description (CMS Description)
Sword with round flat pommel and guard, point broken off
Event Date 26/3/1992
Author: maa

Context (References)
Oakeshott, E. (1994). The Sword in the Age of Chivalry. Boydell Press: Woodbridge, Suffolk. Plate 5 A
Event Date 1994
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (CMS Description)
Iron sword with a flat disc pommel and short, downward curving quillons; the blade is broken off at the tip. The blade is inscribed in small letters: 'OSO'.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: maa

Context (Amendments / updates)
In his 1994 edition of 'The Sword in the Age of Chivalry', Oakeshott identifies this sword as Type XIa, and dates it to the second half of the 12th century. As this is the most recent assessment, the Period field has been updated with this date.
Event Date 31/3/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Iron sword with a flat circular pommel, flared tang and downward curving, flared cross-guard. Fuller down the length of the blade, starting approximately halfway down the tang. Blade is inscribed with the makers mark of small letters 'OSO'. Blade tip has broken away and is missing.
Event Date 6/5/2021
Author: Sam Daisley