Medieval Iron Knife Blade Suspension Ring 13th-15th Century AD Belt Knife

A characterful medieval iron knife blade from a private collection, retaining its original iron suspension ring at the tang end — indicating this knife was worn hanging from a belt, as was common medieval practice.

• Blade: Iron, curved back with clipped point — characteristic medieval utility knife form

• Length: Approximately 5 inches

• Feature: Original iron suspension ring intact at tang end

• Condition: Heavy mixed orange/grey iron corrosion consistent with age

• Era: Consistent with 13th–15th century medieval knife forms

• From a private collection of medieval knife blades

The survival of the suspension ring is particularly noteworthy — it tells us exactly how this knife was carried and used by its medieval owner, hanging at the belt as everyday equipment. Knives with intact suspension rings are less commonly found than plain blade examples.

Sold as a collector's item. No guarantee of age or origin is made — buyer should satisfy themselves as to authenticity.

A great individual piece for collectors of medieval arms, everyday medieval objects, or medieval material culture.

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These items come from two lifetime collections assembled by United States Army soldiers stationed in Italy following World War II. Post-war Italy was economically devastated, and local families — drawing on their own personal collections — were selling historical items to make ends meet. These soldiers bought extensively during their time there and shipped the items back to the United States. They returned to Italy several years later to buy more, having developed a deep passion for collecting historical artifacts.

The collections passed from the soldiers to their sons, and then on to their grandsons. The items were subsequently purchased directly from one of those grandsons.

These pieces left Italy in the late 1940s to early 1950s, well before the 1970 UNESCO Convention on cultural property — 

selling as pictured.

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