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Description: | Steel, ?Ivory and Copper alloyPenknife. A pair of opposed blades retained between plates of ferrous metal with a pair of plano-convex plates of ivory or bone, now degraded, attached by four copper alloy rivets of diameter 2mm at their ends, and with curved copper alloy ends similarly attached. A further sprung steel plate retains the blades and would maintain tension when the knife was open. A thin strip of bone or antler is attached to the side plate on one side, and may represent a repair. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1900.Length: 89mm, Width (with corrosion): 33mm, Thickness: 14mm, Weight: 72.76gms.
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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