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Description: | Post-medieval knife handle. The metal is very light and retains a silvery appearance, ?tin alloy. The handle comprises two pieces: the front and back of a human figure wearing striped trousers to the knee tied in a bow with socks and shoes, and a puff-sleeved striped top, on the reverse of which are three cross shapes fashioned out of four equally spaced leaves each. The figure wears a sword belt and holds the sword behind his back with his left hand while in his right holds a long-handled axe, inscribed on the reverse with a small cross. He wears a floppy hat on his head. The two pieces sandwich together what appear to be two pieces of iron, presumably blades, now quite corroded. One small piece of blade is riveted in place just below the right foot and appears to have a cut away section where the second blade neatly lies next to it. This second blade ?runs the length of the figure, held in place by a rivet through the left buttock and possibly extends to the head where there is more iron apparent, held in place with a third rivet through the chest. This may alternatively be a third blade but unlikely as there would be nowhere for it to fold away to. Length of figure 65mm, extends to 71mm with fragment of blade. Probably 17th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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