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Description: | A Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy terminal (stop) for a scale-tang knife handle. The stop is in the form of a pair of bifurcating knops. The attachment end of the stop is rectangular and has a slot through it which contains the remains of the iron knife tang. It is 13.66 mm wide, 10.47 mm long, 5.14 mm thick and weighs 3.3 grams. It is worn with a dark green patina with an orange red patina in places where the surface is abraded.Similar knife stops are illustrated in Read (2001:88, fig. 56) refs: 650-652 where they 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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