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Click on image for larger graphic in PDF format Ewart Oakeshott (1916 - 2002) is widely regarded as the preeminent scholar of the Medieval sword. His contribution to our understanding of the different types and their time-periods was groundbreaking.

Picking up where Jan Petersen's typology of the Viking Sword left off, Oakeshott classified the Medieval sword into 'types' which shared the same basic blade profile and other characteristics related to its function. Coupled with his classification of hilt components, it is possible to approximate the time period of a particular sword. To make this more understandable, and in order to be able to explain Oakeshott's typology to people unfamiliar with swords, we have broken it down into these 9 basic characteristics: Profile; Cross Section; Average Blade Length; Fuller; Point; Grip; Average Weight; Primary Purpose; and Period. The source of the data represented here is not only from Oakeshott's published sources, but also from Peter Johnsson's hands-on documentation of period originals and the studies of other craftsmen here at Albion.

Toto Falling In Between Live. Please keep in mind that this typology is a modern construct and would have been quite foreign to blademakers and cutlers of the period. Not all swords fit neatly into a given 'type' -- something that Oakeshott freely admitted. The typology should be regarded as a tool to enhance your understanding of the Medieval sword and its intended function, not a final authority. Profile: broad, slowly tapering to an acute point Cross-section: wide and flat with marked edge bevels and sometimes a shallow midrib, or it can be wide and hexagonal On some blades the cross section is almost like a flat diamond section with the fullers cut out, leaving the midrib and the edge bevels Average Blade Length: 30' Fuller: 2 wide and shallow fullers in the upper part of the blade, or 2 fullers running almost the entire length Point: acute Grip: both long gripped and single hand. Some bigger ones are War Sword size Average Weight: Primary purpose: cutting and thrusting Period: late 15th c.

Contents • • • • • Biography [ ] Ronald Ewart Oakeshott was born in 1916. His uncle wrote and and also had a collection of antique swords and through these the young Oakeshott became interested in swords. Apostila Matematica Discreta Pdf here. After leaving Oakeshott studied at the in London. He worked at the Carlton Studios and at A.E. Johnson Ltd as a commercial artist.

While still being interested in collecting arms and armour, building up a significant collection. At this time in the 1930s and 1940s antique swords could still be picked up cheaply and Oakeshott began collecting them. Because of the scarcity of information about these he began to research them himself. As a trained artist he illustrated most of his own books and also became a speaker on arms and armour. Oakeshott served in the from 1940 to 1945 on destroyer escort during and was invalided out after being wounded. He returned to A.E. Johnson, Ltd. People Soft Or Peopletools.