Record ID: HAMP-8F6A19
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from  a Bronze Age rapier or dirk. The fragment shows a central ridge and two flanking ridges (triple arris) running down toward the length of the blade, placing this  possible hilt fragment in group III (Burgess,C. B and Gerloff, S,1981). Most of the butt is missing andfurther classification is difficult, but  it is likely Late Bronze Age in date c. 1600-1001 BC. The main surface of the rapier is patinated green and shows signs of corrosion. 
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: HAMP-99875D
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy fragment of a Middle Bronze Age (1500-1000 BC) blade hilt, probably from a rapier and probably of Burgess & Gerloff's (1981) Group IV. It has a lozengiform cross-section at the break across the blade (measuring 13.1x2.5mm) and an apparently broad, flat mid-rib. It expands to 18.3mm wide (and 2.4mm thick) just below the notched or worn-through rivet roles in the hilt, the central section being T-shaped with a convex cross-bar (12.9mm wide and 1.1mm thick). The surface of the object is badly pitted with no original patina surviving. The metal is a very dark brown in …
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Micheldever', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-6194BC
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a cast copper alloy blade, probably a rapier of Middle Bronze Age date (1600-1000 BC). The surviving fragment is sub-triangular in shape with the edges near the tip being concave. It has a broad central rib 6.2mm wide at the old, worn break narrowing to 2.0mm wide at the tip, which is rounded. The cross-section is pointed oval or lenticular, with a slight flattening to either side of the midrib on both faces. The metal is a mid-green in colour with a smooth and shiny patina. The fragment is 31.6mm long and 12.4mm wide. It narrows from 3.2mm thick at the central rib to c.0.…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-4E8C83
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: City of Southampton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast copper alloy Middle Bronze Age rapier. The butt is incomplete and damaged which makes the original shape difficult to determine. Two C-shaped incomplete rivet holes or notches lie in the upper part of the butt, which is where the handle would have been attached. The notches are spaced approximately 24.82 mm apart. Slight shadow (shallowing of the metal) of the handle is visible just under the rivet holes extending centrally to the top of the break. This widest point (49.52 mm) is at the shoulders. The blade extends c. 290 mm from the base of the butt and is ap…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-C8E7EA
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
The tip from an incomplete cast copper alloy blade, probably a rapier of Middle Bronze Age (1600-1000 BC) date. The surviving fragment is sub-rectangular in form and has a central rib from where the blade narrows to the thin edges, making it slightly lozengiform in cross-section. The tip narrows to a blunted point at one end and terminates in old breaks at the other. The surfaces have a pitted dark green patina. The fragment is 23.78mm long and 8.88mm wide. It narrows from 1.93mm thick at the central rib to c.0.8mm thick at the edge and weighs 1.42g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-983EE4
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (c.1600-1000 BC) rapier or spear, consisting of the very tip of the object only. It measures 23.71x8.22x3.09mm and weighs 1.44g. At the flat, old break the cross-section is diamond-shaped. The surface of the metal has a smooth brown patina with pitting marks. The object is slightly bent in profile and has a prominent mid-rib. Peter Reavill comments "I think I prefer this as a rapier as the central rib shouldn't go to the tip - unless there is an oval in the bottom of the section which would be the tip of the socket" (March 2014 pers.comm.).
Created on: Monday 31st March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: HAMP-C2EE33
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper-alloy element of a rapier or blade of Bronze Age date. The object consists of a fragment of the blade which gradually narrows from the central section (min.: 11.75mm, max.: 16.3mm). The edges of the blade are bevelled on both sides; the cross-section at the break is lozengiform, the blade is notched in places and is pitted. The metal has a dark-grey patina, with slight patches of light-green and off-white corrosion product and pitting.
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-B75093
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a rapier of Middle Bronze Age date. The object consists of the butt end and the blade which is broken. All of the edges have been abraded and broken to a greater or lesser extent. The attachment end is broadly curved. It expands from this point to shoulders that reach a maximum width of 32.45mm. Above one of these shoulders is a removal. From this wide point the blade narrows gradually, still narrowing at the break, though increasingly less steeply. The edges of the blade are bevelled on both sides; the cross-section at the break has a broadly oval appearance. Where…
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-D40847
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary rapier of Middle Bronze Age date. The object consists of the butt end and the blade which is broken. The slightly curved attachment end is slightly abraded and measures 24.3mm across. Below this it is notched (W.: 20.0mm). Below it expands, with stepped shoulders, to the widest point (W.: 31.55mm). Beyond the blade narrows gradually, still narrowing at the break, though increasingly less steeply. The edges of the blade are bevelled on both sides; the cross-section at the break has the appearance of an oval with winged protrusions. There is a slight curve upwards at…
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-BE6097
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the blade of a Middle Bronze Age rapier. The fragment is a pointed oval in cross section and the edges are worn. The patina is black with a pitted surface.
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-4983D4
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sub rectangular object, possibly a fragment from the tip of a Bronze Age rapier. The object tapers gradually (W. 16.1-13mm) and is broken off at both ends forming irregular edges. The object is thicker in the centre, tapering to the edges, so that it has a pointed-oval section. Patchy light green and dark patina.
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North East Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.