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Description: | A middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier dating 1500-1150 BC. This rapier has the characteristic thin narrow blade that expands to form a plate with rounded end and two rivet holes for attachment to the hilt. There is a slight notch just below the rivet hole on each side. The blade has a flattened, broad central mid rib. The blade is bent so that it now forms a gentle curve when viewed in profile. There are some notches along the cutting edges but these may be due to post depositional damage.Dimensions: length: 380mm; width: 46.59mm; thickness: 5.88mm; diameterof rivet holes: 6.59mm; maximum width of blade: 24.48mm; weight: 380g.Very similar examples are reported in the middle Bronze Age hoards found at Taunton and Penard (Rohl & Needham 1998:129, 131) and also recorded on the PAS database e.g. BERK-6C30D2 and BUC-680280. Reference: Rohl, B. and Needham, S. 1998. The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis. The British Museum Occasional Paper No. 102. The British Museum, London.
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