Record ID: LANCUM-0FD0F6
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy sword dating from the Late Bronze Age, i.e. ca. 1000-800BC. Only the lower part of the blade and tip remain. The surface is smooth and the edge of the sword bevelled. There is a very slightly ridge along the centre of the blade and the cross-section is a rounded diamond-shape. The sword probably belonged to the Ewart Park metalwork assemblage or possibly the earlier Wilburton metalwork assemblage, but it is impossible to date it any more closely without the hilt present. Dimensions: lenght: 177mm, width: 34mm, thickness: 4mm and weight: 128.71g.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E50003
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Chape of a dagger or sword. It is made from cast cu-alloy and plain. Is has two opening and two perforations for rivets or nails (to attach the chape to the leather or wooden sheath).
Created on: Monday 1st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B7603
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sword pommel dating from the medieval period, c. AD1250 - 1500. This pommel is a Type VIII wheel-shaped pommel (Ward-Perkins 1993:22). The pommel is subcircular in plan with flattened sections at either end where the handle would pass through. It is circular and plain, with a flat band running around the perimeter which then chamfers to the central circular face on either side. The rectangular aperture for the grip (handle) emerges at opposite ends of the band and is larger towards the handle end and small towards the butt. The pommel is undecorated with a green patina th…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A75BB4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy wheel sword pommel, a Ward Perkins Type VIII. The pommel is circular in plan and an elongated octagonal in section and profile. It has broad chamfers around a central flat circular area of 27mm diameter on each main face. Both these faces have incised decoration in the form of shields displaying national heraldic devices. On one side it is the three lions passant guardant left of England and the other displays the lion rampart left of Scotland, both first adopted in the 12th century. The pommel is partly hollow with a rectangular aperture below (approximately 14 …
Created on: Monday 17th August 2020
Last updated: Saturday 2nd January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-009562
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy top guard element from a sword, probably relating to something like a Petersen L pommel, for example DENO-F08A65, or a late Medieval to early Post Medieval dagger guard. It is oval in plan, curved in profile, and square in section. There is a rectangular central perforation (12 x 6mm) to accomadate the blade's tang. The object is undecorated but there is what appears to be remnant sooting, or possibly a coating of some sort, inside the inner side of the curve's concave area. If the object was part of a sword cross guard one would expe…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5556CB
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval sword pommel, dating to the period 1300-1400. The pommel is oval in plan and irregular in section.. In cross-section the pommel appears as a squat cylinder with an enlarged mid-section which gives the pommel a bi-conical form with the tops of the cones truncated and a broad flat band, which forms the middle of the pommel, joining the two truncated conical halves. The broad flat band area of the pommel has two rounded rectangular holes directly opposite each other and one larger in size than the other. These holes form the opening for securing the tang …
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-EA3239
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sword or dagger pommel of medieval date 1300 to 1500AD. The object is a wheel pommel from a dagger probably a Rondel, of the same form of Ward Perkins 1940, Type VIII sword pommel. The object is circular in plan and sub-octagonal in cross-section, created by the chamfered edges typical of the type. A rectangular perforation runs through the length of the object which is larger at the blade end and narrows towards the butt. The length is 26mm, the width is 26mm and the weight 13.96g.
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-F7D49D
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy quillon or guard, probably from a dagger or knife, of early medieval date, probably 10th-11th century. The quillon is an elongated ovate shape with a curved profile and raised rim to the lower aspect. A sub-rectangular perforation is present at the centre through which the blade would have slotted into the grip. The surfaces appear undecorated. Numerous similar artefacts have been recorded on the PAS database. For examples see: YORYM-E8D9F2, WMID-BBEC88, SF-BDCB85, YORYM-11276E and SUSS-A6ADE2. Ref: Peirce, Ian (2002) Swords of the Viking Age. The Boyd…
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 23rd September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-682DB1
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Early Medieval sword pommel probably Petersen type X dating 950-1000AD. A rectangular opening in the base would have housed the tang of the grip, and a hole through the hump would have been for the end of the tang with a cap or rivet on the end. The lead is patinated and scratched. The lead pommel exhibits the staining from gilding and appears to depict a bird with folded back wings. The pommel conforms most closely to Oakshott's Type A or Type B forms, suggesting a date of between AD 950 and AD 1100. It appears to be something of a transition between a later Viking or Angl…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-B04EF4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy end cap (terminal or pommel) from a dagger or sword of the late Medieval to early Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600. The pommel has cast dome head and is decorated with a floriate decoration cast in relief. The metal is a dark brown in colour with an even patina. A deep central longitudinal sub-rectangular (V shaped) slot that enabled a tang to be accommodated is present at one end of the knife. This is filled with the remains of the iron tang which is broken but projects slightly. Traces of iron corrosion can be seen on all sides toward…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-C0264A
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sword pommel of Early Medieval date. The object is of late lobed form, probably of 10th or 11th century date. The base, which curves upwards at the ends, would have rested upon a concave pommel bar. The interior of the pommel has an oval opening at the base and converging sides towards the oval aperture at the apex of the pommel which accommodated the protruding sword tang. The perforation at the base has an internal length of 38.67mm and width of 8.74mm. At the top of the object the perforation measures 8.45mm in length and 7.45mm in width. The perforation at the top of…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-87D3FA
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy sword, dagger, or knife pommel weight. It is spherical in form. It is undecorated but has a square central piercing for the weapon's tang. This perforation is 8mm across at the bottom of the object and 5mm across at the top. There is material trapped in the very small voids on the objects surface, some of this is white and chalk like. There are also patches of what appears to be remnants of a black finish. Neither of these materials is visible within the perforation that goes through the pommel. In period the object may have been surrounded by a hollow copper alloy…
Created on: Saturday 5th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-4151B5
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy post medieval small or court sword or dagger pommel, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century AD. The pommel is round, with the top narrowing slightly before ending in a rounded and flattened knop. In the top centre on this is a circular hole for attachment. At the opposite end the pommel narrows, then widens to a circular collar. In the bottom of this is a square hole for attachment to the sword or dagger. The pommel has moulded raised decoration, one one side there appears to be a figure kneeling, perhaps working or wielding a sword. On …
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dolphinholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FF48A2
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy sword pommel of the hollow cast 'lobed' type. It is an elongated oval in plan (i.e. viewed from below) with two opposing faces that are subtriangular. It is semicircular in cross-section. The slot for the handle is oval. It consists of five curved lobes, all of them hollow, increasing in height towards the centre. The central lobe is very much larger than the four side lobes, and has a oval perforation, ca.5/7mm in Length, to allow it to fit over the tang of the sword. There is some damage around the perforation and some loss of surface. The perforation then flares o…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 15th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL759
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age Sword of the Wilburton (Wallington) Phase. Wide splayed V-shoulders with four rivet holes. Hilt slot in tang retains bronze rivet. Sword has been deliberately snapped at about a third its original length. The remainder of the blade is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Monday 2nd January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE QUERNMORE', grid reference and parish protected.