LON-A5F7C4: Post medieval to modern incomplete knife

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KNIFE

Unique ID: LON-A5F7C4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Post Medieval to Modern iron knife. The knife has a complete scale tang with a, now flattened, round terminal. There are two in-situ rivets through the tang, and a hole for a third, which would have held the scales in place. The scales are no longer present. The tang and the blade are integrally attached by a short solid bolster. The blade itself is broken, so the true length of the knife is uncertain. None of the remaining iron knife is decorated.

Scale tang knifes were made from the late medieval period onwards, and the lack of decoration or maker's mark on this example means a broad AD 1500-1900 date is suggested.

Dimensions: length: 150.38 mm; width: 13.64 mm; thickness: 9.03 mm; weight: 22.74g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 150.38 mm
Width: 14.64 mm
Thickness: 9.03 mm
Weight: 22.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th May 2012

Rally details.

This object was found at Tower of London survey 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 134

Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found on the north bank of the Thames foreshore adjacent to the Tower of London
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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