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Description: | Medieval copper alloy barb spring from a padlock, measuring 26.7x10.2mm and weighing 3.52g.The barb spring is in two pieces - a main shaft c.20mm in length and 7mm wide with a c.10mm diameter circular terminal from which extends a c.4mm long 2.5mm diameter circular-sectioned rivet, and a piece of sheet copper alloy 19x6mm attached to the end of the shaft opposite the circular terminal with a single rivet. This is the barb and extends almost to the circular terminal, at an angle.The shaft has a slightly rounded face on its other side, suggesting maybe there was only one barb.Cf Egan 1998 p.93 fig.65 no.243, for an example with iron barbs. Egan suggests the small copper alloy locks (such as the Mildenhall example) date no later than the 13th century.
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