philip iv sword with scabbard 14th centuryThis beautiful medieval sword is a replica of an original 14th century piece found in a grave in Toulouse, France, in the 19th century. Due to its striking aesthetics and the use of high quality materials (such as the pommel covered with gilded silver foil), the Oakeshott type XIV sword was speculated upon to have belonged to the French King Philip IV the Fair (Philippe le Bel, 1268 1314). In his Records of the Medieval Sword, first published in 1991,