[Mark T]

But wait! There's more, from the same MS - f. 15, Maximilian of Austria:

[Mark T]

Another 'peeled mandarin' variant of Type R - 'Sir Thomas Montacute and Eleanor Holland', depicting Sir Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury and his wife Eleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury, from the Wrythe Garter Book, Buccleugh Handschrift (15th C.).

For more on Thomas Montacute, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Montacute..._Salisbury

Image is from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Th...lland.jpg, with the original print source being Medieval warfare, H W Koch (London: Bison Books, 1978).

[Mark T]

This is a later image, when Type R pommels were more common. However, this one is interesting in that it shows two Type Rs - one, possibly a 'peeled mandarin' variant, and the other a plain sphere with what appears to be a plain peen.

Details: 'Francis I taken prisoner in the battle of Pavia', Dirk Coornhert (1555).

[Mark T]

And another ... this one from the Roman de Lancelot du Lac (1344), Bibliothèque Nationale.

While the detailing is simple, this arcs on the pommel suggest either a 'peeled mandarin' type, or perhaps curvature of a sphere. As usual, hard to know for sure. However, what is nice is that we have the same sword shown twice, and each with the same artistic effect.

Apologies for the watermarked image ... I couldn't find the original at the BN's website; if anyone else can PM me a link, I'll upload it here. Otherwise, I have it in a large size and will try to scan soon.

[Mark T]

This one is from Le livre de la chasse, Gaston Phebus - the Ms français 616, Bibliothèque Nationale.

Unfortunately, the best version I found online doesn't have as much detail as the printed version I have access to, which shows two arcs on the pommel, suggesting the 'peeled mandarin' variant. I'll try to scan that version and replace soon.

[Mark T]

Here's one from the Klingbeil collection, listed by Hermann Historica in 2012:

[Mark T]

Here area couple more, from paintings in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum posted by Markus Nußbaumer in his Pictures from Bayerisches Nationalmuseum thread.

While these are a dagger and falchion (or kind of sabre?), I thought it relevant to include them here as Sean had opened the thread a while back to be more broadly about the pommel type, and these give a wider reference point. I do have some more images of longswords with Type Rs; just need to grab the time to post them here.

[Mark T]

Here's another, from the Sword of St. Peter thread here: http://myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=26717