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Unique ID: LON-A597E4
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a Post Medieval iron knife, dating AD 1600-1650. The knife has a long, solid bolster, hexagonal in section, which flattens into a narrow blade. The blade has a straight, worn break across its width, 47.9mm from the bolster. At the other end of the bolster is a pin tang with a worn tip. The rest of the handle is missing. The bolster is undecorated beyond its six facets.
A knife with a similar hexagonal bolster previously found on the Thames foreshore is early 16th century in date(Brown 2001, 83), so this knife is likely of a similar date.
Dimension: length: 119.38 mm; width: 13.45 mm; thickness: 9.81 mm; weight: 33.66g.
Reference: Brown, P. 2001, British Cutlery: An Illustrated History of Design, Evolution and Use. London: Philip Wilson Publishers.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Quantity: 1
Length: 119.38 mm
Width: 13.45 mm
Thickness: 9.81 mm
Weight: 33.66 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th May 2012
This object was found at Tower of London survey 2012
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Other reference: 104
4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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