Rights Holder: Surrey County Council
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Unique ID: SUR-CDFEEC
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Middle Bronze Age (1400-1100 BC) dirk or rapier, 142.6mm in length. The edges of the blade are straight and gradually taper to a rounded point. The butt is trapezoid with a flat rear and concave shoulders. Rivet holes to either side,of the butt, one of which is partially broken, would have secured the hilt. Both rivets are missing and one of the holes is filled with iron concretion. The blade is lozengiform in cross section and has a very low rounded spine. The rounded tip and uneven edge suggest re-sharpening and a prolonged lifetime of use. The surface of the object shows some damage and is covered by extensive iron concretion from ground water.
Notes:
Dirks and rapiers of this type belong to Burgess and Gerloff's (1981) Group IV.
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Class: Burgess and Gerloff Group IV
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 1400 BC
Date to: Circa 1100 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 142.6 mm
Width: 28.1 mm
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 32.84 g
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 17th November 2018
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4 Figure: SP6024
Four figure Latitude: 51.91131007
Four figure longitude: -1.12915597
1:25K map: SP6024
1:10K map: SP62SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Burgess, C.B. and Gerloff, S. | 1981 | The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland | Munich | Beck |