Published: 2021-12-13

Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia

Piotr Strzyż
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
Section: Materials and Discoveries
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/FAH34.2021.013

Abstract

This paper discusses a falchion of unknown provenance kept in the Naval Museum in Gdynia. It is an example of a side arms characterised by both its hilt, specific to so-called ‘Moravian’ falchions and, most importantly, its double-edged sword blade bearing a mark in the form of a circle with an inscribed cross and the letter ‘S’. Based on typological and chronological analysis, the artefact can be dated to the second half of the 15th century.

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falchion, sword, Poland, Middle Ages, 15th century, Naval Museum in Gdynia, side arms

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Strzyż, P. (2021). Between the Falchion and the Sword: a Side Arms Specimen from the Naval Museum in Gdynia. Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae, 34, 123–130. https://doi.org/10.23858/FAH34.2021.013

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