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A fisherman recently reeled in a 700-year-old medieval sword

He hooked the artifact while fishing on the Vistula River in Poland

The sword has since been turned over to the State Archeological Museum, where archeologists will study it after a rigorous preservation process

A fisherman recently hooked the catch of a lifetime when he reeled in a 700-year-old medieval sword .

The man was fishing on the Vistula River in Poland when he made the find, according to a translated Facebook post from the Capital Conservator of Monuments in Warsaw on July 2.

The full length of the sword was almost entirely preserved, including a “characteristic ball head and an intriguing cross sign on the wedge,” per the statement.

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