14th 15th century sword oakeshott xv Riembanden en gereedschap in the Napoleonic era

in the Napoleonic era

covered with painted linen and provided with a brass edge

and Roma as a symbol of the strength of the Roman Empire

and achieves a weight reduction of 30%

14th 15th century sword oakeshott xv Riembanden en gereedschap in the Napoleonic eraThis sword is based on original Oakeshott type XV swords. This type was designed in the thirteenth century in response to developments in plate armor during this period. The plate armor was increasingly strengthened. This sword was made to thrust between openings in the armor. Only in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries people started using this sword en masse. This was for example during the Hundred Years War between England and France and during