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Description: | A cast copper alloy post-medieval scale tang knife bolster or guard, dating from c.16th century AD. The guard would have fitted between the knife blade and handle, and as such is a hollow. It is (narrowed) hexagonal in plan with a sloping profile. The basal hole has a deep slit across the width to fit the end of the iron blade, while the tang would continue up through the sub-rectangular hole in the guard. Above this would have been the knife's handle. One side of the guard appears to have a crude design etched onto it, but it is too crude or too worn for further identification. Several 16th century knife fittings have been found in the vacinity of this example including another bolster or guard, but most of the finds are knife end caps; see record BERK-E4FFE1 for an example.
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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