2008-06-26 10:16:37 Robert Collins rcollins 2011-02-24 13:47:52 Daniel Pett dpett NCL-35C411 Dirk A cast bronze dirk of the middle Bronze Age. The dirk is incomplete, with breakage at the butt, obscuring the number of perforations for rivets, of which only one is clear. In section, the dirk is lozenge shaped. The blade has a central midrib that is more pronounced on one face than the other. From the shoulder, the blade edges taper slightly until a distance of 40-50mm from the tip, when the edge angles more sharply to the tip. The slight irregularities of the edges and asymmetry of the edges closest to the tip indicate that the dirk was resharpened on a number of occasions. A cast bronze dirk of the middle Bronze Age. The dirk is incomplete, with breakage at the butt, obscuring the number of perforations for rivets, of which only one is clear. In section, the dirk is lozenge shaped. The blade has a central midrib that is more pronounced on one face than the o... Cast BRONZE AGE BRONZE AGE Early BRONZE AGE Middle -1700 -1300 43.95 218 5.21 Incomplete 2008-06-26 10:16:37 NORTHUMBERLAND TYNEDALE POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Other chance find 1 NCL Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2008 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.