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Description: | An incomplete iron dagger with a single edged blade. Surviving length, 223mm, the handle terminal is flat and oval, measuring 30mm by 24mm, and set at right angles to the tang. The handle is flat and rectangular in shape, measuring 16mm in width, it has a circular perforation (4mm in diameter) c20mm below its terminal. Where the handle end flares into the single edged blade there is a quillon, horizontal and rectangular in shape, measuring 57mm in length and 12mm in width, with a central rectangular slot, through which the dagger passes. One terminal of this quillon is bent downwards, but it is unclear if this is due to damage or is part of the original design of the quillon, the other terminal is straight. The blade tip is missing. Quillon daggers are of this broad type, they are thought to be the earliest military daggers and were closely modelled on contemporary sword types. The earliest examples are 13th century in date and they were still used into the 15th century (Museum of London, 1940, 39-40, plate VII). This dagger therefore probably falls within this date range, however as is so plain and made from iron it can not be dated precisely, indeed it may be slightly earlier or later than the suggested date range.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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