on Aug 13, 2015
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| CIRCA | 1240 | | PERIOD | MEDIEVAL | TOTAL LENGTH 65 mm
BLADE (HEAD) 38 x 24 mm
TANG 95 % Complete WEIGHT 88 grains
This would have gotten to Europe during the Mongol Invasion circa 1238 - 1242
This style is EXTREMELY RARE and I believe it was used for hunting birds as I can figure no other practical purpose for this styling
Their assumption is that if the organic remains found at a certain level date at circa 50 BC or 1450 AD the iron, pottery and other non-organic remains are also circa 50 BC or 1450 AD
So they use simple rules such as if it is ancient and made of gold, they may simply seize it
They were especially effective against siege towers made of wood which were equal in height to the walls of the castle being attacked
After all, in most cases these were the very weapons used by our European ancestors
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