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Description: | An iron blade with a broken socket at one end. The blade is slightly curved and tapers to a blunt point. The butt of the blade widens to accommodate a socket, but most of this end is damaged and missing. The tool is 316mm long, 43mm wide and 28mm thick. The staff at the Royal Armouries do not believe this to be a weapon. Bladed implements like this were used for a number of functions at all times in history making dating very difficult. This example has similarities to tools used in hedge laying (slashers). See http://www.timelesstools.co.uk/slashers.htm for parallels. Perhaps a post medieval date is most likely. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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