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Description: | A cast copper-alloy early post medieval knife end cap. The cap is sub-rectangular in plan with a moulded triangular terminal, an oval cross-section and has a rectangular at the opposite terminal. The sides are decorated with a low-relief '>'. The slot transverses the terminal and has the remains of the corroded knife's iron tang within it. The surface of the cap is heavily abraded and the remains of the blade is corroded. It measures 17.22mm in length, 11.94mm in width, is 9.47mm thick and weighs 7.3g. End-caps such as this example are dated to the 16th century (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide unpublished).
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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