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DAGGER
Unique ID: NCL-DF2D24
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A bronze dagger hilt, probably of the late Medieval or early post-Medieval period.
The hilt is pointed-oval shape in plan, and rectangular in section. The base face is solid with a pointed oval perforation that allowed the tang of the blade through the hilt for the handle to mount to. The upper face of the hilt has a 2mm border before opening to fit the blade, such that much of the hilt would be relatively flush to the blade.
At each end of the hilt are knobs, and the upper edge on both sides has a row of small incised rectangles.
Class: Hilt
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.5 mm
Width: 13.3 mm
Thickness: 9.07 mm
Weight: 17.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st June 2007
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Eden (District)
Parish or ward: Crosby Garrett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY7309
Four figure Latitude: 54.475634
Four figure longitude: -2.418165
1:25K map: NY7309
1:10K map: NY70NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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