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Description: | Pointed tool made of red deer antler, probably a sailors Fid. The tool is oval in cross section with a handle at one end, 19.6mm by 16.9mm by 38.3mm long, with a domed end. Below the handle there is a sharp constriction to 10.9mm by 9.6mm from which point the point of the tool narrows gradually to a rounded tip; the point is 50.7mm long. It weighs 17.48 grams.
A fid is a pointed tool that was used for opening up the strands of rope when splicing, they are usually made of wood or antler. It could also have been used as a pricker, a tool used in sailmaking, although those are more often made of metal. It could be Medieval - Modern in date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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