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DAGGER

Unique ID: BUC-42356C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy late medieval to post medieval dagger pommel, possibly from a roundel dagger, dating from c.1500-1700 AD. The pommel has a starburst design, with eight rounded projections radiating out from the central attachment hole. In between each projection are a pair of raised ridges. The centre is recessed in a hexagonal shape, with a square perforation for the tang of the dagger. The pommel measures 41.1mm in diameter, 14.2mm in thickness, and weighs 93g.

A similar pommel can be seen in record NMS-390B47.

Class: Pommel

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.1 mm
Thickness: 14.2 mm
Weight: 93 g
Diameter: 41.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th September 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AYBCM 4692

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Upper Winchendon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7413
Four figure Latitude: 51.81074633
Four figure longitude: -0.92801797
1:25K map: SP7413
1:10K map: SP71SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date find submitted for recording
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: BUC
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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