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Description: | A cast copper-alloy knife end cap of Post-Medieval date. The cap is cylindrical with two moulded vertical ridges down each side. The sides are decorated with two incised rectangular borders containing a cross saltires. The top of the end cap is also decorated with an eight pointed star.At the base of the cap is a transverse rectangular slot that contains the corroded remains of the knife tang.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The end cap is 17.98mm in height, 11.4mm in diameter and weighs 10.7g. A similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as number: SF-DA9B20.
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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