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Description: | The Post Medieval knife cap is made from cast copper alloy and has a small portion of the iron tang inserted into one end. In plan the knife cap is a inverted triangular shape which is missing its tip. Both faces are decorated with moulded linear ridges. In section the cap is an oval shape. The terminal of the cap is decorated with six small conical shaped cells. The opposite terminal has the iron tang protruding. This tang is a slender rectangular shape in section. In length the knife cap is 15.1mm,12mm wide and 8.2mm. It weighs 6.23g. The surface of the knife cap is corroded, but the iron tang is quite stable. Geake suggests these knife caps are dated to the 16th century.
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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