Record ID: IOW-E66645
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy dagger pommel, c.AD 1100-1400. The object is roughly spherical with a square perforation on one side, leading to a circular perforation on the other. It is likely the tang would have passed through the square perforation and the tip protruded from the circular perforation, with a cap covering it. The object has a light green patina with traces of light brown corrosion.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-179ECC
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post Medieval dagger dating to circa AD 1300-1500. The extant piece consists of the quillion/sword guard. It is of an elongated ovate shape with a curved profile and raised rim to the lower aspect. A rectangular aperture is present at the centre, through which the blade would have slotted into the grip. The surfaces appear undecorated. Faint traces of white metal coating survive on the exterior face. Similar examples are recorded on the PAS database including YORYM-E8D9F2; WMID-BBEC88, SF-BDCB85, YORYM-11276E and SUSS-A6ADE2.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Whepstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-39A3A2
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval 'bollock/ballock' dagger cross-guard. It consists of three sections - a central elliptic cylinder and a hemispherical knob projecting from either side of this. The central section has a narrow trapezoidal cross-sectioned hole running top to bottom through its centre. The two hemispherical knobs both project at a slight downwards angle and their upper surfaces are rounded, while their lower ones are flattened. The rounded upper surface of each is decorated with a transverse groove across th…
Created on: Friday 27th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thelnetham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-117FD6
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval 'bollock/ballock' dagger cross-guard. It consists of three sections - a central elliptic cylinder and a hemispherical knob projecting from either side of this. The central section has a wide sub-triangular cross-sectioned hole running top to bottom through its centre and a small, circular knop projecting from the centre of one outer face. The two hemispherical knobs are both angled slightly towards the lower face and their upper surfaces are rounded, while their lower ones are flattened. The rounded…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5DC719
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval dagger guard or quillon, dating to AD 1200 - 1400. The guard consists of a central block from which two arms project, one to each side, and a hand guard or finger stop projecting upwards. The central block is slightly oval and has a trapezoidal aperture. The arms thins and tapers slightly towards the end; one arm has a broken end. The outer faces of each arm terminal is decorated with two incised diagonal lines forming a saltire cross flanked on each short side by a oblique incised strokes. The finger stop is sub-rectangular in cross section and it …
Created on: Wednesday 8th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hesset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-04E03B
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy probably Medieval sword or dagger pommel, dating to AD 1200-1450. It is globular in shape, but is heavy damaged and squashed on two opposite sides so it appears like a hollow dome with an oval perforation at one end. The surfaces are abraded. See similar examples on PAS: NARC-54F42D, WILT-F772F0, SOM-77BBB7. Width: 25.26 mm Length: 28.00 mm Thickness: 2.29 mm Weight: 19.39
Created on: Thursday 18th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8F000F
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Medieval dagger guard or quillon dating to AD 1200-1450. It consists of a curved sub-rectangular bar, which ends in two faceted knobs. The centre of the bar slightly expands and bears a rectangular hole to accommodate the missing blade. The inner walls of the hole are angled, determining a wider aperture on the concave side of the guard. Where the arms meet the central expansion there are two shallow transverse steps on each side of the quillon. Cf WILT-8DA07D. A very similar example NLM-45CF28 has been dated to the Post Medieval Period (AD 1500-1650). Length: 68.…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-459231
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy possibly Medieval to Post-Medieval dagger guard, dating to AD 1066-1600. It consists of a sub-cylindrical main body, which tapers towards a rounded end; at the other end there are two fragmentary lateral projection which define an incomplete possibly sub-rectangular slot. Originally the slot housed the blade. The surface is very worn. For comparison see CPAT-9BCAF4, LVPL-2A8C62 on the PAS database. Length: 21.87 mm Width: 9.14 mm Thickness: 7.50 mm Weight: 4.07 g
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4CB1D2
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy tanged dagger or knife dating to the Wilburton or Ewart Park phases of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-850 BC. Most of the tang and upper portion of the double-edged blade survive, with the remainder of the blade being broken away in an irregular truncation of old damage. The tang itself is sub-rectangular in section, while the blade is broadly lenticular- with the upper sections of two convergent ribs visible on both sides. There is no rivet hole in the tang, though two small opposed notches are visible slightly below its midpoint. Preserved in good condi…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bildeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AC69B6
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy dagger pommel of probable Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date, c. 1450-1550. It is broadly circular in plan and sub-biconical when viewed in profile, with a rounded upper surface and flattened hexagonal base. The pommel is hollow (though now clogged with the corroded remnants of the iron dagger tank), its sloping upper surface divided into seven segments by the presence of seven grooves that radiate from the small circular aperture on the upper face of the pommel. Each segment itself is further decorated with numerous small incised lines. The base of…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poslingford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FD93D1
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy dagger hand-guard or quillon dating to the late Medieval or early Post-Medieval period, c. 1450-1600. The quillion consists of two broadly triangular-sectioned arms or 'sweepings' with flattened curving terminals (one angled upwards and one downwards), which extend outwards from a slightly widened central section. The middle of this central section demonstrates a sub-rectangular aperture which would originally have accomodated the dagger tang, though this and the rest of the object are missing. From the front edge of this section, a downwards-curving fan-s…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Risby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-6DE787
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy dagger pommel, dating AD1300-1600. The pommel has three arms with trefoils at the end, one of which has broken away. One arm has traces of a rectangular slit with iron inside, staining of which continues beneath the object suggesting that an iron tang once fitted into it. The metal is a mid-dark green colour with orange-brown staining around the iron component. A more complete example is recorded on the PAS database (KENT-1062C7) and a similar example but with four arms has also been recorded (BH-314918). The size would indicate that it was the p…
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-4866CD
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy medieval or post-medieval dagger pommel. The base is circular and open with a hollow interior. The sides expand outwards slightly and are decorated with four moulded 'petals'. The outer face is slightly convex and decorated with a cross formed from four pairs of grooves with additional grooving between them. In the centre of this face is a hole containing iron corrosion - the remains of a rivet. The metal is heavily corroded with a light green patina. A number of similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database, including SOM-007F79, BUC-DAC801, WAW-B…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pettistree', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BDCB85
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dagger guard of probable later medieval date. It is roughly oval in shape, with a recessed reverse and a downwards curving profile. The edges of the upper face are rounded. There is a rectangular hole in the centre where the blade would have sat. The metal has a dark green, worn patina. It is similar to a guard seen on an effigy in Bristol cathedral dated AD 1360 (LMMC, 39, fig.8, no.3).. A very similar example has also been recorded on the database from Yorkshire: YORYM-11276E. Length: 56.78mm, width: 12.77mm, thickness: 6.54mm, weight: 21.42g
Created on: Friday 20th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-11F715
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy dagger or sword pommel, circular with a convex top and a sleeve or collar on the underside. Decayed iron remains within the upper part of the central hole. The top is engraved with a pentagon with slightly concave sides. Radial lines link each corner to the central hole. Diameter 34 - 34.8mm. Length 14mm. Weight 40.64g. c.1450 - c.1540.
Created on: Friday 18th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-0A4531
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (14th 15th centuries) dagger quillon: The copper alloy quillion has a central rectangular frame whose perforation has rounded corners. Protruding from each narrow edge, and off-set, is oval sectioned arm which is down turned at the terminal. Each terminal is slightly expanded. The surface of the quillion is abraded and has traces of a shiny dark green patina. It measures 69.7mm long, 19.39mm tall, 12.63mm thick and weighs 20.9g. The quillion probably dates to the late Medieval period, probably the 14th 15th centuries.
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Sunday 2nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-AD66D3
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy quillons from a dagger, rectangular-sectioned (at break, width 8.5mm, 5mm thick), tapering towards the surviving slightly out-turned knop, broken across the central perforation for the tang. Surviving length 34mm. 13th-14th century.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-3F0E75
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, perhaps a guard from a medieval or early post-medieval dagger. It is missing both ends due to old breaks, so its precise original form is uncertain. It is flat, D-shaped in section and has a curved profile. At the centre of the curve is a flattened oval panel with a central oval aperture, decorated on the front with diagonal notches to either side. To each side of the central panel the object tapers as it curves downwards and has double transverse rectangular panels with central grooves, each separated by a narrow neck. The object has a worn bro…
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4ECCF8
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dagger quillon. The arms are oval in cross-section, taper to rounded points, and are straight but project at a slight angle towards the side where the blade would have projected. The oval perforation (20 mm x 7 mm ) for the tang is flanked by grooves for the shoulders of the blade. Length 114 mm, maximum width 13 mm, thickness 6 mm. Medieval dagger quillon form is based closely on contemporary sword quillon form. A similar, but larger, sword quillon can be seen in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, Plate II No. 1, Fig. 5 No. 1, description on p.33 (B306). Probably dates to the 14th…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shadingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B9C874
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Post Medieval pommel from a knife or dagger. The object is half of a sheet copper alloy sphere with a circular hole at the apex, surrounded by a thick collar. The lower half of the sphere is missing, and the remainder has been squashed so that the median band is now bent inwards and triangular in plan. There is a raised and moulded band decorated with short transverse incised lines round the circumference at what was once the widest point. The metal is broken along the lower edges if the band, but a strip of metal survives, enough to show that there was a sheet metal lower …
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2012
Spatial data recorded.