A Medieval European sword

A Medieval European sword, Oakeshott type XIIIa, broad blade 35 in. long and approximately 2 in. at the shoulder, shallow central fuller, edges almost parallel for much of its length, the forte inlaid in brass with a cross pattée having bars across the arms and a small cross partitioned withing the lower arm; cross guards of square-section 8.75 in. long, slightly tapering rectangular-section tang forming a grip area of 7.25 in. struck with an oval armourer's mark, wheel pommel of Oakeshott type I or K, probably circa 1300.

From the Andrew Green collection.