Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 27th November 2024
Lot 189
A North European horseman's hammer, c. 1480 and later, the hammer head with quadrifurcated face, the
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1512
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Description
A North European horseman's hammer, c. 1480 and later, the hammer head with quadrifurcated face, the rear fluke or spike of slightly curved form, each with decorative copper banding, head secured to the square-section haft by long broad flanges, top spike banded en suite to the fluke,side plates with spikes to the centres and reeded edges, and haft with spiked shoe, the head and fluke late 15th century, the rest the product of a recent professional restoration.