6/18/25 Report - Beautiful Old Sword Dredged from A River. Spanish Colonial Swords. Sword Finds from the Treasure Coast

 

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In March of last year, during dredging work in the Korte Linschoten River in the Dutch province of Utrecht, a medieval sword dated between 1050 and 1150 was found in an exceptional state of preservation. It has now been donated to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden.

After thorough cleaning and analysis, experts confirmed that it was a complete sword one meter in length, with a hilt featuring a wide crossguard and a nut-shaped pommel—typical features of weapons manufactured between the 11th and 12th centuries. This was a time when the bishop of Utrecht held dominion over the area, a period also marked by the rise of the counts of Holland and Flanders.

What makes the sword particularly valuable are the intricate motifs engraved on its blade. On one side, a sonnenrad or “sun wheel” can be seen—a symbol consisting of a circle and a cross that, during the Middle Ages, was considered a sacred emblem used in the consecration of churches, especially in areas where Christianity was beginning to take hold...

Here is the link for the rest of that article.

An Exceptional Medieval Sword Found in Utrecht Bears an “Endless Knot” Engraved on Its Blade

Dredging has turned up a lot of nice finds.  Some cobs have come up with some of the dredged material on the Treasure Coast in past years.

Any detectorist would be pleased to find an old bladed weapon and several have been found on the Treasure Coast, as well as some sword parts from 1715 Fleet wrecks.

For example, here is a sword hilt recovered by the crew of the Capitana.  

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 6/15/14 Report - Capitana Crew Strikes Again, More Finds - Sword Hilt & Silver Plate & Important Tip For Storing Finds

And here are a couple finds from Treasure Coast beach detectorists.

And here is the link for more about them

Treasure Beaches Report: Pt. 2. (2020 and Beyond). : 1/17/23 Re;port - Two Sword Handles (Quillons) From Treasure Coast Beaches. Innovative Experiments and Implementation of Metal Detecting Success Formula.

You'll find many posts on swords and parts in both the TreasureBeachesReport.blogspot.com and the tbr2020.blogspot.com.

Here are a couple great illustrations from a great site on the swords of Mexico and Spanish Colonial America

Check that site out.

Here is that link.

The Conquistador Swords that Conquered the Americas

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I checked the dimensions of the tombac button I posted a few days ago and they match almost perfectly the dimensions on the tombac button found at Mount Vernon.  The width is ever so slightly just above 15 mm.  I added that to the post I did about the button.

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