Hunnish Epoch & Migration period weapons

1454MA
Hunnish Epoch iron sword/dagger
IV-V century
Migration period, Eastern Europe

Blade with parallel edges, ending in a spatulate tip. Flat grip with rectangular, symmetrical cutouts at the junction with the blade. Wooden fragment near the grip is preserved by the corrosion products, supporting A.V. Simonenko’s hypothesis on grip construction.
Intact. Length 12.2" (31 cm).

For archaeological analogies see academical publications:
- Ishtvanovich E, Kulchar V, Hunns, Goths and Sarmatians between Volga and Danube, 2009, fig. 1.
- Soupault V. A propos de l’origine et de la diffusion des poignards et épées à encoches (IVe–VIIe s.) // MAIET 1996, vol. V, p. 60-76
- A.V. Simonenko, PhD. Sarmatskiye vsadniki Severnogo Prichernomorya, 2015, p. 63 fig.18
- Bona I. Les Huns. La grand empire barbare d’Europe IV-V siecles, 2002, fig 119.

$ 300

1457MA
Hunnish Epoch iron sword/dagger
IV-VI century
Migration period, Eastern Europe

Blade with parallel edges, ending in a spatulate tip. Flat grip with four rectangular and symmetrical cutouts at the junction with the blade. Wooden fragment near the grip is preserved by the corrosion products, confirming A.V. Simonenko’s hypothesis on grip construction. 
Intact, surface covered with resoluble acrylic film.
Length 15.25" (38.7 cm).
For archaeological analogies see academical publications: 
-Ishtvanovich E, Kulchar V, Hunns, Goths and Sarmatians between Volga and Danube, 2009
-Soupault V. A propos de l’origine et de la diffusion des poignards et épées à encoches (IVe–VIIe s.) // MAIET 1996. Vol. V, p. 60-76, fig 2, fig 5.
-Hazanov A. M. Ocherki voennigo dela sarmetov, 1971, tbl XII.

$ 400