Western European sword, ~1400 AD ( lemmy.world )
www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23367
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www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23367
collections.ashmolean.org/collection/…/30357
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GorgoyleSharp.jpg
collections.ashmolean.org/collection/…/103538
collections.ashmolean.org/collection/…/110746
collections.ashmolean.org/collection/…/59868
From the Natural History Museum, Vienna. I love her. She’s perfect.
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