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KNIFE
Unique ID: ESS-F3B382
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval cast copper alloy knife stop. It is rectangulae in plan and hexagonal in cross section. There is an incised 'X' on the upper surface. The lower surface has a small, corroded rectangular piece of ion which would have formed the upper part of the blade. It is 16.73mm long, 13.95mm wide, 9.76mm thick and weighs 10.63 grams. The metal is reddish-brown in colour.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.73 mm
Width: 13.95 mm
Thickness: 9.76 mm
Weight: 10.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 28th May 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OEF 6245
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Much Hadham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4117
Four figure Latitude: 51.83382
Four figure longitude: 0.044949
1:25K map: TL4117
1:10K map: TL41NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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