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Description: | The Post Medieval knife cap is made from cast copper alloy and has a small portion of the iron tang inserted into one end. In plan the knife cap is a thick 'Y' shape on its side. The arms of the 'Y' are oval in section. There is a horizontal groove on both faces forming further definition of the arms. In section, the terminal of the single 'arm' is an oval shape. Visible at this terminal is a vertical iron section which remains of the knife tang. The surface of the knife cap is abraded. In length the knife cap is 13.3mm, 12.81mm wide and 7.8mm thick. It weighs 4.8g.End-caps such as this example are dated to the 16th century (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide 1.1 unpublished).
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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