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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Iron cruciform sword with long, bevelled blade tapering at tip/point. Narrow bar guard which is rounded in section and with a spherical knop at each end. The bar thickens slightly at junction with grip. Disc-shaped pommel with bevelled edges.
English two-handed sword, about 1450. This sword from Slebech, south-west Wales, is still used by the Order of St John at services and investitures.
WA_SC 17.1
Site Name: Slebech, Pembrokeshire
Notes: traditionally said to have been found on the site of the Commandery of the Order of St. John (1104-1540) at Slebech. See Archaeologia Cambrensis reference
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