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KNIFE
Unique ID: WMID-0BDC34
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete handle from a knife, of probable Post medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1700).
Around 25% of the handle is present, consisting of the end cap and part of the tang. Iron corrosion products obscure most of the tang. The end cap is domed, with a ridge at the bottom.
It measures 34.6 mm in length, 17.5 mm wide and 11.7 mm thick. It weighs 9.9 g.
The artefact is a mid green to brown colour with an even surface patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.6 mm
Width: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 11.7 mm
Weight: 9.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th August 2020 - Wednesday 5th August 2020
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bicton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ4313
Four figure Latitude: 52.7116446
Four figure longitude: -2.84515739
1:25K map: SJ4313
1:10K map: SJ41SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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