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Description: | A Medieval or Post-Medieval (1300-1600) narrow-pointed dagger or sword chape, made from a single sheet of tinned copper alloy rolled over, cut and folded at the base. The open end, which is slightly squashed, is triangular in shape.The chape measures 32.84x13.47x8.69mm and weighs 3.3g. The sheet metal is 0.64mm thick and joins at the back. Much of the original patina is missing, and there is a trace of tinning close to the join. There is some damage at the open end.Cf. Read 2001, no.671 and 673. Read comments that styles and shapes being so similar, it is difficult to tell whether detached scabbard chapes belonged to swords or daggers.
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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