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KNIFE
Unique ID: NLM-0BE982
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy and iron probable knife handle. Cast tapering oval section handle, with a slightly convex wider end and achieving a round form of diameter 6.2mm at its narrower end. Here, the object is magnetic, which probably implies that the end of an iron whittle tang remains embedded. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650.
Length: 62.2mm, Width:10.8mm, Thickness: 6mm, Weight: 20.74gms
Class: Handle
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 62.2 mm
Width: 10.8 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 20.74 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33878
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wharton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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