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RAPIER
Unique ID: NMS-49B356
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of Middle Bronze Age rapier (Group IV in the scheme of Burgess & Gerloff 1981). Hafting-plate with convex upper edge, broken on either side across a large rivet hole or possible notches, tapering smoothly to the pointed oval-sectioned blade, slightly bevelled for the cutting edge, with an ancient, transverse break. The edges are damaged and corroded. Circa 1600 - 1000 BC.
Surviving length 73mm. Width 37mm. Width of blade at break 15.5mm. Thickness at break 5mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1600 BC
Date to: Circa 1001 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 73 mm
Width: 37 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 26th March 2014 - Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59756
Other reference: DDMD042014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: North Tuddenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0312
Four figure Latitude: 52.66768186
Four figure longitude: 1.00070745
1:25K map: TG0312
1:10K map: TG01SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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