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Description: | A complete copper alloy end cap from a scale tang knife, of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (13th to 17th Centuries AD).The end cap is rectangular in plan and oval in section. The lower end of the end cap has a slot, currently containing the remains of the scale tang from the original knife. No decoration remains on either the end or both sides.The end cap is a dark to mid green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of the majority of surface detail and decoration.The end cap measures 12.00 mm in length, 12.91 mm wide and 7.64 mm thick. It weighs 5.0 grams.Scale tang knives were introduced in the 13th/14th Centuries, but continued in use until the 17th Century. End caps have been encountered in a variety of styles, including stylised horses hooves being the most popular. Similar shaped end caps have been recorded with an engraved saltire decoration on either side. These include WMID-021115, WAW-255977, SOM-5F8BB1, SOM-0D7877 and SF-8A5272. This example may not have the saltires visible, but it is of a similar size and shape to the examples mentioned above, and it is possible that abrasion has removed all traces of decoration.
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