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1339 Two Handed Templar Sword

 
1300 – 1350 AD
Museum of London,
Original found in the River Thames in London.

The cross on the pommel confirms it as a Templar Knight’s sword. The history of the Templars seems to indicate that the sword was thrown into the river when the Order of the Temple was dissolved by Edward II in 1314 . At the time, many Templars were executed or imprisoned, and in 1314 the Order’s last grand master, Jacques de Molay, was burned at the stake. The embellishing of the pommel, with its decorative cross, was common among the Templars, giving clear indication as to the origins of the sword. This fourteenth century sword is forged from 1060 High Carbon steel. The blade is satin polished and tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 53, while the hilt is fitted with an Iron pommel and cross guard. The handle is made of wood, wrapped with antiqued brown leather.

The Throat of the sheath is stamped with the seal of the Templars, depicting two Templars on a single horse, thus depicting their early poverty. The Latin text, Sigillum Militum Χρisti , translates “the Seal of the Soldiers of Christ”

Specifications
Total length: 48”
Blade length: 38.5”
Blade width at base: 2”
Weight: 4 lbs. 5 oz.
POB: 4”