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KNIFE
Unique ID: NMS-0DB04E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of medieval/post-medieval tinned copper alloy shoulder bolster from whittle tang knife, part of one broken side of cast faceted oval section, broken at slot along one edge. Length 12mm. Width 15mm. Extant thickness 9mm. Cf. related types in Read (2001), fig.56, nos.645-6. 15th-16th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 22nd July 2014 - Monday 15th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 56993
Other reference: NMD092014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Fincham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF6906
Four figure Latitude: 52.62545313
Four figure longitude: 0.49538668
1:25K map: TF6906
1:10K map: TF60NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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