Record ID: HESH-9EDDF9
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dagger guard / quillion or hilt plate of later medieval date (1200-1500). The plate is incomplete having broken across the mid-point. It is broadly triangular in shape (but originally would have been elliptical). The breaks are old and patinated although relatively crisp suggesting little movement in the ploughsoil. The extant terminal terminates in a bulbous edge rather than knop. It is highly likely that this edge did not act as a hand guard due to its slight nature. The upper surface has a rectangular slot cast through it mid-point through which the tang of the …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-736905
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy quillion guard from a small dagger or long knife of later medieval date (AD 1200-1500). The artefact is broadly rectangular in plan and has a similar shaped cross section. The long edges taper along their length terminating in a rounded bulbous knop. The opposite edn is broken, and the break is patinated suggesting damage in antiquity. The break is positioned across a square shaped cast hole which would originally have held the tang of the blade. A triangular shallow V shaped scoop is positioned on the underside of the break, This would have accomodated the blade e…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 24th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yatton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-92FC24
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy dagger pommel of late medieval or Post-Medieval date 1300-1700 AD. The pommel is circular in plan, sub -rectangular in profile with a hollow interior . The upper and lower surfaces are undecorated. The upper and lower surfaces are pierced by a vertical square shaped holes - the one on the upper edge is considerable smaller than the lower. The artefact is a mid brown colour with an abraded surface patina. A direct parallel has not been found - however similar examples are dated on the PAS database as coming from either the Medieval or post medieval periods. The po…
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded.