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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy late Medieval (c. 14th-16th century) shoulder bolster from a whittle-tang knife. The sub-rectangular object is ovoid in section. On one side is a slot to accommodate the blade and on the other is a rectangular hole for the tang. The shoulder bolster measures 17.0mm in length, 11.4mm width and thickness 9.8mm. Its weight is 7.31 grams.A close parallel can be seen in Read 2001, Vol. 1, No. 646, which is consistent to the dating suggested above. Also cf. PAS database record NLM-F4CBB5.
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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