Record ID: OXON-D41C0A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very small fragment from the blade tip of a Middle Bronze Age Rapier fragment probably a Group IV Type dating to the Middle Bronze Age c.1275-1100 cal BC. The fragment begins at a transverse break where it is 8.5mm wide and 2.7mm thick. From this point it narrows in slightly convex curve, almost straight line, to a dull point which is also slightly truncated by a small break. The blade has a sub-oval cross section created by a slightly raised oval midridge from which cironline sides extend. The fragment is a light to medium green colour, The fragment is 26.2mm long, 8.5m…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-07364D
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy bladed weapon either a dagger or rapier/ dirk dating to the Bronze Age. The object is sub-triangular in plan widening in smooth convex curves from a narrow rounded point (c.8mm wide, 0.5mm thick) to a ragged terminal (19mm wide, 0.5mm thick). This terminal has two semi-circular cut outs creating an almost rectangular tang between them. The semi-cricular holes are likely to have originally been circular (c.5mm diameter) rivet holes whose outer edge has been lost to corrosion. In cross section the object is has a slightly raised midrib runn…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-18E967
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large portion of the blade and tip of a Middle Bronze Age Rapier fragment probably a Group IV Type dating to the Middle Bronze Age c.1275-1100 cal BC. The haft and lower portion of the blade are missing to an old tranverse break across the blade. The fragment begins at the transverse break where it is 18.9mm wide and 3.0mm thick. From this point it narrows in slightly convex curve, almost straight line,  to a dull point which is also slightly truncated by a small break. The blade edge is chipped frequently along its length. The blade has a sub-oval cross section with …
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-48F73A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy fragment of a Middle or Late Bronze Age dirk or rapier dating from the Penard phase, about 1300 BC - 1140 BC. Only the butt end survives. The rapier or dirk is would have had a blade likely to be about 300mm long which would have originally tapered to a fine point.  The blade is a shallow oval in cross-section (characteristic of Group 4 rapiers) and bevelled. It flares towards the trapezoidal butt end and extendsto a damaged terminal defined by C shaped side notches. These would have allowed attachment to the separate hilt. The breaks are worn and …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-F156F3
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
 A rapier broken into four parts with two surviving rivets dating to the Middle Bronze Age c.1275-1100 cal BC. The object is damaged around the outside edge of its rivet holes but is otherwise intact. The hilt of the blade is trapezoidal in plan, its short side edges widening in  diagonal lines from its butt which is narrower than the interface to the blade. It is almost flat in cross section becoming thicker and a pointed oval closer to the blade. The hilt is pierced by two circular holes for rivets placed near its obtuse corners. Each is missing about one quarter of i…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gosford and Water Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

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: WILT-DF6889
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy rapier dating to c 1600 - 1000 BC.  It is a rectangular piece from a blade, broadly a pointed oval in cross section, but not quite symmetrical, one face having a slightly flattened mid line, the other an arris. It does not appear to taper in the short section that is extant. It has a pale green patina  Dimensions: 39.4mm in length; 31.1mm in width; thickness: 13.7mm; 5.84g in weight
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-7CED36
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age cast copper alloy rapier blade dating to c. 1400-1100 cal BC. The blade is double edged, tapering, with a central ridge on both faces that produced a lozenge form profile. This is a fragment of the tip of the blade, although the very end of the blade is also missing. The top would probably have terminated in a tang. The fragment is 37mm long, 14mm wide, 4.5mm thick and weighs 4.41 grams. While incomplete the long narrow blade of the object is similar to that seen on rapiers illustrated by Burgess and Gerloff (1981). These are broadly dated t…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-1F5A0B
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age rapier, dating to c. 1600 - 1000 BC. The upper blade-hilt/butt remains. Burgess and Gerloff (1981) group IV.  The object is sub-triangular in plan and lentoid in section. The hilt constricts rapidly from the broad, flat hilt into the long, narrow blade of lenticular section, most of which is missing, broken transversely by an ancient break. The rapier is also damaged around the now missing rivet holes.  Length: 66.3 mm Width: 30.3 mm Thickness: 5 mm Weight: 28.2 g Many thanks are extended to Dr Edward Caswell, Dr Dot Broughton a…
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-761C25
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slender blade fragment, probably of a Bronze Age weapon, most likely a rapier dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age c. 1550-750 cal BC. Only a portion of the blade remains. The fragment is from the body of the blade. It is sub-rectangular in plan, and has a lenticular or hexagonal shaped cross section with wide flat faces and then bevelled blades edges which have been abraded and chipped. The fragment narrows slightly from one transverse break (c.19.30mm wide), to the other (c.20.15mm wide). Both breaks are worn preventing a judgment on whether the breaks …
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-225912
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bladed weapon, probably a rapier or dirk dating to the middle Bronze Age, 1500-1300 BC. The remaining fragment consists of part of the hilt and blade. The blade has a lozenge-shaped cross section. The blade flares at the hilt before tapering. Dimensions: length: 81.84mm; width: 29.02mm; thickness: 4.99mm; weight: 36.20g
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-23205A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy (bronze) blade, likely a rapier or dirk and dating to the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1000 BC). The fragment has a lenticular cross section and is sub-trapezoidal in plan, starting at initially at 12.02mm wide at the bottom, expanding to 13.75mm wide before then tapering to 6.53mm at the top. A flattened midrib runs along the object. The blade is bent around half way along the length from the bottom before being bent back, forming a slight arch. The blade has lost much of its cutting edge due to abrasion in the soil. The blade has a Verdigris patina …
Created on: Monday 14th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-1ABFCE
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age rapier dating to c. 1550-1150 cal BC. This slender fragment appears to be from the tip of a rapier. The opposite end is broken, but this is not due to recent damage. The find has a sub-rectangular cross section. It has flat surfaces, which do not appear to have been deliberately bent prior to deposition. The edges of the blade are bevelled although these are now abraded and chipped. The surfaces of the blade are pitted and worn. Dimensions: Length: 35.1mm; width: 13.8mm; thickness: 2.9mm; weight: 5.15g. The …
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-F4446E
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Upper blade-hilt/butt part of a Middle Bronze Age rapier, of Burgess and Gerloff (1981) group IV, all old surfaces are thinly patinated chocolate brown, most probably from deposition (originally) in damp conditions, known as water patination. Most edges are relatively recently damaged and show as pale green, though both sides of the blade expansion for the handle survives as original straight edges, indicating that this rapier had the rivets fully enclosed in a trapezoidal sheet Cua rather than the edges cut or cast with open “slots” for the attachment of the rive…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Saturday 24th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-72E899
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier. They are heavily abraded around the edges (with total or near-total loss of original edge) and do not fit perfectly together. However, they are likely to be two parts of a single object since they are of similar thickness and width, with the same lozengiform cross-section and central longitudinal ridge on both faces. They also have a very similar very dark brown and green patina. They were discovered approximately twenty-five metres apart. One piece is long and narrow, the other is slightly shorter and wider, but taperi…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-F98009
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from the tip probably of a Bronze Age weapon, most likely a rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age c. 1550-1150 cal BC.  The fragment is from the tip of the blade. It has a pointed oval shaped cross section with wide flat faces and then bevelled blades edges which have been abraded and chipped to become rounded. It widens slightly from its bluntly rounded point to  a diagonal break.the fragment has a dark brown sometimes green patina. The fragment is 36mm long, 18.6mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 6.20 grams. While a more recent Roman or …
Created on: Friday 19th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-D62ACD
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy blade tip, possibly from a rapier, of Bronze Age date (probably middle to late Bronze age c.1600-800 BC). The fragment consists of the narrow part of the blade, likely towards the point. It is lenticular in section and narrows towards the blade edge. The edges are worn and irregular, and ends in a break at the lower part of the blade. Dimensions: Length 35.13mm; width 17.12mm; thickness 3.55mm; weight 6.4g Due to the fragmentary nature of this object, it cannot be confidently assigned to an object type or metalworking phase, although the narro…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-3054A6
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier blade. The lateral edges are broadly straight and parallel for the most part, towards one end these begin to taper convexly before terminating at an old break, apparently a few millimetres before the original pointed tip. There is some loss of one of the edges here, due to an old break. The other end appears to be an old break too and there is minimal tapering in width as rapier blades often are. Cross-section is a wide, narrow lozenge, each face bearing two equally-sized facets divided by a rounded longi…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-CE20A7
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy blade, probably a rapier or dirk dating to the middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1300 BC). The blade has a pentagonal shape that narrows along the length of the blade. It is thin with a shallow lentoid section and a slightly bevelled surface towards the blade edge. All the sides are worn with incomplete edges. Overall, the surface has a smooth dark green patina. Dimensions: Length 60.72mm; width (top) 30.68mm; width (lower blade) 16.45mm; thickness 2.25mm; weight 15.6g The fragmentary condition of the object makes typological identification indeterminate.
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-8DFBA7
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy object, probably a rapier or dirk dating to the middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1300 BC). The object has a sub-rectangular shape that is wider at the top (19.06mm) which formed part of the hilt. The lower portion, the blade narrows slightly and terminates in the a worn break. The edges are worn and incomplete and the blade is slightly bent. Overall, the object has a smooth bright green patina. The fragmentary condition of the object makes typological identification indeterminate. Dimensions: Length 35.87mm; width 19.06mm; thickness 1.99mm; weight 4.08g
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-48D2A2
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy tip of a MBA blade fragment from a rapier, dirk or spearhead c.1400-1150 BC. The length (39.8mm) of the fragment and height of the mid-rib, creating a lozenge section. both suggest that this is form a dirk rather than spear. The break is patinated and shows no signs of there being a depression from the tip of the socket of a spearhead. The tip has a mid-green patina with spots of orange/brown.
Created on: Friday 18th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Itchen Valley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-E0FD70
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy blade tip, possibly from a rapier, of Bronze Age date (probably middle to late Bronze age, c. 1600- 800BC). The fragment consists of only the damaged end of the blade, ending in a break further down the blade, while the very tip of the blade is also damaged and missing, leaving an uneven rounded point. Much of the blade edges are missing, particularly on one side. The blade is lenticular in section, with no bevels. The blade edges appear to taper in a convex curve to the tip. Due to the fragmentary nature of this object, it cannot be confident…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-609481
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy rapier of Bronze Age date. Description: The blade in broadly sub-triangular in plan, narrowing gradually along its length to a curved tip, the base being a diagonal break. In cross-section, the fragment is a pointed oval shape. However, the blade has a central edge running down its middle on both surfaces such that it is also broadly lozenge in shape. The object has a dark green glossy patina and is very pitted. The blade's edges have numerous chips along their length, although it is not possible to tell whether this is from use or post-depositio…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: BERK-394E39
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken blade fragment probably of a Bronze Age weapon, most likely a rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age c. 1600-800 cal BC. Only a portion of the blade remains. The large fragment is from the body of the blade. It has a hexagonal shaped cross section with wide flat faces and then bevelled blades edges which have been abraded and chipped. A thick dark green patina covers the majority of the fragment although it is chipped away in places revealing a green patina below. The small fragment is the tip of the blade. It is also abraded, chipped and rounded at the end. While a…
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-8FB0B6
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a Middle Bronze Age rapier, dating from 1550 BC - 1150 BC. The fragment is from near the top of the blade, including part of the trapezoid hilt, but not enough survives to be able to classify it precisely. The blade flares at the top, but has near parallel edges at the narrow end. The blade has a central arris on both faces, making the blade a pointed oval in cross section, and there is a facet along the cutting edge on both sides. The facet is 4mm wide. The fragment is broken at both ends and the breaks are patinated. The object has a dark brown patina whic…
Created on: Monday 8th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 20th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-7DE9EB
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade fragment probably of a Bronze Age weapon, most likely a rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age c. 1550-1150 cal BC. Only a portion of the blade remains. The fragment is from the body of the blade. It has a hexagonal shaped cross section with wide flat faces and then bevelled blades edges which have been abraded and chipped to become rounded. It narrows slightly from one transverse break (c.16.7mm wide, to the other (c.15.2mm wide). Both breaks are worn preventing identification wether the breaks are deliberate or not. A thick dark green patina covers the majority of the f…
Created on: Tuesday 26th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-2D3369
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but in two parts, copper-alloy dirk or rapier dating from the Middle Bronze Age, c.1500-1300 BC. The butt is flat-topped and two large circular rivets remain in-situ which measure 8.13mm in diameter with hammered flattened ends. Originally, the dirk would have had an organic hilt/handle which has disintegrated in the ground, post-deposition. The butt then presents a notch on each side and flares to form the shoulders which are 66.9mm wide. From the shoulders, the blade narrows to have largely straight sides that are roughly 24mm in width. It has a shallow, lozenge-sha…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knockin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-8AD684
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete but relatively well preserved fragment of a Late Bronze Age (1500-1000 cal BC) blade and part of its hilt from a rapier or dirk. The blade projects from the hilt with a width of c.19.3mm after which its sides narrow gradullay in a straight line to c.15.9mm mm from where it ends in a transverse break which is patinated. The blade is vesica (pointed oval) shape in cross section with a sligthly flattened midrib from which it narrows more sharply to an edge that now has many chips along it. The surviving portion of the hilt is oval in plan but its unlikely to repre…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7BC0E6
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible rapier fragment. A fragment from a narrow lentoid-section blade with obscured rounded tip and a slight constriction at its other broken end. A mass of pale corrosion towards the tip might represent mineral-preserved fabric of a sheath of organic material. A recent scratch and nick on one side appear to be recent damage. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 1000-800 BC. Length: 90.7mm, Width: 17.7mm, Thickness (clear of corroded mass): 3.6mm, Weight: 26.15gms
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2021
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-905F6E
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy blade probably from a rapier and probably dating from the Middle Bronze Age, 1500 BC - 1150 BC. The fragment is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and slightly tapered. A central ridge / mid rib runs along the length of the fragment on both faces making it lentoid in cross-section. The patina is brown and speckled green and the surface is smooth. The breaks at both ends are abraded and at least partially patinated. The length is 40.7mm, width 11.5mm, thickness 1.0mm and weight is 9.91g. A direct parallel for the rapier blade cannot be attributed due to the fr…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-10DD20
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy blade probably a dirk or rapier dating to the Middle Bronze age c. 1450 – 1150BC. The blade is sub rectangular with a transverse break at one end and a rounded worn tip at the other. The sides of the blade expand slightly at the rounded tip. It is lenticular in cross section with a central mid rib and the blade is thinner in section on the upper part of the blade. The faces of the blade are plain and the edges worn and irregular. The blade is bent with a short narrow indentation across the mid rib on one face. The object has a dark green patina. …
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 28th July 2021
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Record ID: SF-4C3B3B
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Bronze Age dirk or rapier blade, probably dating to 1400-1100 BC. It is sub-triangular in plan and has a longitudinal narrow rib at the centre of both faces. The tip breaks at the tapered end where it bents slightly. The long edges are heavily damaged and have a bevel on both faces. The base of the blade has a central extending tang, which is flanked by the remains of two rivet holes. The thickness of the blade is almost uniform throughout. The surfaces are heavily worn even though large part of the object still has a greenish dark brown patina. The be…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2020
Last updated: Monday 10th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-E2D087
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A blade fragment from a mid to late Bronze Age Rapier or sword, circa 1400-800 BC. The blade is 5.9mm thick with a rounded midrib. The sides are parallel suggesting the blade was long and slender.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B461AB
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oldham
Workflow stage: Published
Late Middle Bronze Age to early Late Bronze Age copper alloy rapier of Type Appleby (Burgess and Gerloff 1981, nos. 631-644), possibly Variant Weybridge or Erith as its butt is oval rather than trapezoidal, probably Penard Metalwork Assemblage. The central rivet is probably a later addition for secondary fastening of a later hilt. It does not look original and this impression is strengthened by the asymmetric notches to the sides of the rivet hole. The blade does not have a midrib but does have edges bevelled to make sharpening easier. Thickness is 2mm at the break. There is no eviden…
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Shaw', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-516912
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete but relatively well preserved fragment of a Middle Bronze Age (1500-1000 cal BC) blade and its hilt from a rapier or dirk. Part of the blade and hilt survive of the original weapon.The blade projects from the hilt with a width of 32.3mm after which its sides narrow to c18.7mm from in an even curve. After this point it continues to narrow but with straighter sides to a width of 13.9mm at the break. it terminates in a clean diagonal break across the blade which is patinated and covered in brown concreted material. The blade is a pointed oval shape in cross section wit…
Created on: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 14th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-9FB7EC
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rapier fragment. A thin lozenge-section blade, tapering to a rounded point at one end and broken, probably in antiquity, at the other. The pronounced mid rib confers some strength, and is flattened along its surface, more noticeably on one side than the other. The object is also bent close to its midpoint, possibly as more recent and adventitious damage. Suggested date: Middle Bronze Age, 1600-1000 BC. Length (as found): 140mm, Width: 18.4mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 55.59gms
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-A4BDE2
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy blade, probably from a rapier or dirk. The tip only of the blade remains. The blade is double-edged and thin with a low mid-rib creating a narrow lentiod cross section at the break. The blade tapers from the horizontal break to the rounded end where it is damaged. Date: Bronze Age - Dimensions: 34.94 mm x 12.94 mm x 1.83 mm Weight: 3.08 g
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-107F44
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete rapier or dirk of Middle Bronze Age date, from the Arreton or Acton Park I phases, about 1500 -1400 BC. It is probably a Group II blade of Taplow Type. The blade has a trapezoidal hilt with the surviving shoulder rounded and containing a single rivet hole. The other shoulder is missing, with an old patinated break across its rivet hole. The top edge is slightly concave between the shoulders, but this is probably owing to damage. The blade narrows from the shoulders to the break, the edges being slightly concave. The blade is elliptical in cross-section, wi…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-71AABB
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age dirk (small rapier) dating to the period c.1500 - 1150 BC found in 4 adjoining pieces. The butt exhibits a series of old breaks along the lower edge which is convex curved and widens out to a maximum of 16.7 mm in width. It then tapers inwards to form two C-shaped notches on either side which are the remains of two broken rivets holes used as the attachment point for the missing handle. Both rivets are missing, and the holes are too fragmented to accurately estimate their diameter. From these rivet holes the sides of the rapier …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-CB2925
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Bronze age copper-alloy artefact, probably a dirk (dagger/knife) of middle Bronze Age date. This fragment weighs 25.20g and is from the distal butt-end of the blade. The fragment has a pointed-oval to shallow lozenge shaped cross-section and all of the edges are worn. The fragment has an incomplete length of 38.6mm, maximum width of 35.1mm at approximately 20.6mm in from the butt-end and maximum thickness of 4.6mm. The butt-end is a relatively straight line with rounded corners and width of 29.5mm. The fragment's sides angle inwards, tapering towards, the now missing…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-FD586A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the proximal end (partial butt and constriction for the blade) of a Group III rapier (Burgess,C. B and Gerloff, S,1981), with well defined triple arris to the blade, the central ridge flattens out as it reaches the handle, there is a faint wear impression of the omega shaped handle on the surface, the position of the rivet holes for the handle are not visible and the elongated, thin blade (possibly sub-type Lissane? although the blade is rather thin) is largely missing, The main surface of the rapier is patinated dark glossy brown (water patina?) and all the recently damag…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-6693B2
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper-alloy rapier dating to the middle Bronze Age (1500 - 1100 BC). The object has a lozenge-shaped sectioned narrow blade which widens at the haft end, narrowing at two semi-circular indents which are the remains of rivet holes, and terminating in a sub-rectangular extension. The object is extremely worn and the tip of the blade is missing, leaving an abraded broken edge. The object has a green patina. It is 152.24mm in length, 30.62mm at maximum width and 6.70mm in thickness. It weighs 47.34g. Similar examples have been recorded on the database, including: SUR-B671…
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SF-E9C52D
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy modified/shortened dirk or rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1500-1300 BC. This example falls into Burgess and Gerloff's group II, 'dirks with damaged or ill-formed blades modified for rehafting'. The dirk itself is missing the tip of its blade, but is otherwise preserved intact. Demonstrating a squared off thickened butt with two semi-circular notches (one on each face) cut into each side to facilitate hafting, The blade itself is lenticular in section with a broad, flattened midrib on each side. Preserved in fair condition with a patchy gree…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-3E8051
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper-alloy cast blade, possibly from a rapier. The blade point is Bronze Age in date, though not enough of the artefact remains to more precisely date it to within this period. The item is an elongated triangular shape, with a narrowed end. There is a central midrib.
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-0A6EBC
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy narrow rapier, rectangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in profile and section, with a raised broad mid-rib on both faces. The surface is heavily pitted and corroded on one side so that less of the dark brown patina survives. The cutting edges of the fragment are also jagged and damaged. The fragment dates from the Middle Bronze Age, but to be sure of its date, it will need more metallurgical analysis. Rohl and Needham (1998) illustrate some similar rapiers with broad mid-ribs on p.132, fig.34, nos.189-190, which are Group IV rapiers, and date from the…
Created on: Saturday 17th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

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: NMS-85DB4D
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier or dirk, blade with flat median rib, corroded and pitted with damaged edges, both ends missing. Extant length 47mm. Extant width 12mm. 3.5mm thick. Weight 9.97g. 1400-1200 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-88963B
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier or late Bronze Age riveted knife, remains of flat sides at shoulder of broken hilt, blade with flattened lozengiform section tapers to break. Slight bend at mid-point, both ends broken in antiquity. Extant length (unbent) 64mm. Extant width 21mm. 4mm thick. Weighs 20.64g. c.1600-c.1000 BC.
Created on: Thursday 18th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-4F8A6A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy rapier or dagger blade of Bronze Age date. The fragment is rectangular in plan and eliptical to lozenge-shaped in cross-section, tapering out from a central rib. The edges are chipped and damaged but appear to have been straight. One end terminates in a diagonal break, the other in a straight break. There is green patina around the diagonal break, the rest of the object has a dark olive brown patina. Similar objects on this database, for example WILT-9D21F1, SUR-750511, WILT-90C8FE are dated to the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500 - 1200 BC. The fragmen…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-FAB975
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the blade of a Middle Bronze Age rapier, both ends broken, heavily pitted and corroded. Extant length 46mm, width 16mm, thickness 5mm. Weighs 17.52g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-A9CCBF
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Bronze Age possible dirk/rapier dating to 1500-1200 BC. It has a sub-rectangular shape in plan and tapers towards one broken end. It has a flattened lozange-shaped cross-section in its middle part. On both faces there is a longitudinal median ridge flanked by the broken and tapered blade edges. The ridge stops at 17.43 mm to the flared and broken end and forks sideways; this end is flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The surfaces are heavily abraded and dotted. Cf Rowlands (1976, part 2, pl. 42, no. 1838 and pl. 43, unprov.) Length: 47.42 …
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EEACBB
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy fragment probably originating from the tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age dirk or rapier, dating c. 1550-1150 BC. It is triangular in plan and lozengiform in section, each side of the blade demonstrating a raised central rib. The fragment consists the very upper section of the blade, broken at its lower edge in an old irregular truncation and with the extreme tip missing due to an old break which has also bent part of the object sharply. Preserved with a dark brownish green patina with pitted surfaces, it survives to a length of 38.01mm, 11.47mm wide at…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bressingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-E9D105
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy probable rapier blade, 1500-800 BC. A section of straight-sided double-edged blade with a low oval cross section. The surface is pitted and corroded and has an even green patina. It has a wide mid rib. Date: Bronze Age - c. 1500 - 1200 BC Length: 40.16 mm Width: 16.86 mm Thickness: 3.95 mm Weight: 12.38 g The piece could be a fragment of a Bronze Age rapier, representing the blade just below the tip. The size and condition of the fragment make further identification difficult.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: BERK-AB3F9A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a cast copper-alloy blade, probably a rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date (1600-800BC). The surviving fragment is lozenge in cross-section.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2018
Last updated: Saturday 7th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-148F35
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of leaded bronze middle Bronze Age rapier. No original edges remain but there is a pronounced mid-rib along the full length, bar a short section towards the hilt where it feathers out. One fracture edge at the upper hilt end shows the half-round remains of a rivet hole, with a possible second on the adjacent edge. Mid green Patina. Extant length 70mm, width 20mm, thickness 4mm at mid-rib, weight 18g. Circa 1400 BC-1250 BC.
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-898181
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The cast copper alloy blade fragment is an elongated triangle with a broken lower edge. The break is probably quite recent. In cross-section the blade tip has a sub-lozenge shape, but on each face there is a subtle central thickened area, with slightly angled edges, which then again the edges are tapered at a different angle. The edges of the blade are abraded and not the original edge. The surface of the blade has an incomplete dark brown shiny patina. It measures 41.53mm long, 17.83mm wide, 3.53mm thick and weighs 6.04 grams. It…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotesbach', 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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ASHM-370D2F
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The extreme tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier or sword with a lentoid cross section. c. 1500-800 BC.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-5B33A7
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy rapier dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1400 - 1100 BC). The rapier is of the notched-butt type having a butt that is trapezoid in form with shoulders that curve inwards to the narrow blade. Two rivet holes through the butt show how the blade was secured into a wooden or bone handle; one of the notches still retains its copper alloy rivet which is cylindrical with an expanded domed head at either terminal. The blade is mostly straight and only tapers towards the point. A prominant midrib can be seen down the length of the blade, which has been bent in…
Created on: Friday 10th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-B82EBA
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a much eroded cast bronze (copper alloy) rapier or dirk of Middle Bronze Age date (1500-1150 BC). The fragment consists of just the tip of the blade and is heavily eroded having been much rolled in the ploughsoil, The blade fragment has a high median ridge / mid-rib and distinctive lozenge / diamond shaped section at the break; both these characteristics are diagnostic of rapiers and dirks being thought to be used for short sharp lunging, thrusting, or stabbing rather than cutting. The cutting edges have all been lost near the break and are distorted by plo…
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ercall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2A928E
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper-alloy rapier. At the butt is a small, narrowed tang with a rounded end. It does not appear to be broken. The blade is expanded from the hilt with angled shoulders and tapers towards the bent and broken opposite end. It has a lenticular profile and a low mid-rib on both faces. It has possibly been deliberately broken in antiquity. Date: Bronze Age c. 1600 - 1000 BC Dimensions: 141.65 mm x 19.68 mm x 4.05 mm Weight: 60.86 g
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FF125F
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Mid to Late Bronze Age copper alloy fragment probably a broken rapier or dagger dating 1500 - 1000BC. The object is triangular in form and an oval in cross section. It represents the damaged tip of a spear head. It has a narrow central rib with adjacent channels which has a circular cross section and tapers towards the point. The blades which are damaged taper in width towards the point. Rapiers are really long and have a slim blade and the shoulders and hilt, have broken off Similar to GLO-7EFE1A and WILT-471861 on the database. The length is 143mm, the width is 38mm thickness 20mm a…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-921E66
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The extreme tip of a Middle to Late Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier or sword.
Created on: Saturday 27th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 20th July 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-048851
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, c BC1400-800. The fragment consists of 46.41mm length of blade. It is damaged on both edges and there are early breaks at each end. It is 11.85mm in width at one end and 12.70mm at the other. The rapier blade is nearly flat in cross section (2.13mm thick) but there is some tapering towards the edges so it has a slightly elliptical cross section. It weighs 6.25g. It has a dark green patina and a heavily pitted surface.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-AE6C24
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier. The fragment comprises the lower part of the blade and the tip. It has a prominent mid rib, straight truncation at break and slightly pitted edges. Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1550-1150 BC. Length 67.25mm; Extra measurements; width - top 11.79mm, 8.79 at the end. Thickness; 3.26 at end, 3.56 at the break.
Created on: Saturday 4th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-3A9744
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Middle Bronze Age rapier or dirk dating to the period c.1500 - 900 BC.The butt exhibits a series of old breaks along the upper edge and measures 19.8mm in width. It then tapers inwards to form a C-shaped notch on either side which would have formed the attachment point for the missing handle at which point it measures 18.9mm in width. The sides then expand into the shoulders and a maximum width of 40.6mm before tapering into the blade. The blade is lenticular in cross-section with a flattened mid-rib. It terminates in an old break.
Created on: Monday 9th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-A63418
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tip of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier in abraded condition with pockmatked surfaces and an ancient break. Extant length, width and thickness 23.8, 13.5 and 3.8mm. Weight 3.70g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC.
Created on: Monday 2nd January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-9038DD
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Abraded and slightly bent fragment from near the tip of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier blade, both ends broken and both cutting edges lost in antiquity. Extant length, width and thickness 50.2, 11.6 and 2.8mm. Weight 6.51g. Field JO11
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BUC-52EB4C
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy late Bronze Age spear dating to c. 1000 - 801 BC. Only part of the blade located near to the terminal (tip-end) survives. The fragment is sub rectangular in shape, narrowing towards the tip of the spear, which is worn and broken. The fragment is lozenge shaped in cross section. Running down the centre of the fragment on both sides is a raised midrib. The blade edges have been worn and there are notches along both the edges. The blade has a dark green patina, and has patches of brown corrosion. The blade is 23.6mm in length, 14.1mm in width, and 4.9mm in max…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-DB6579
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the blade of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier, both ends broken in antiquity. The surfaces are pockmarked but a flat mid-rib is visible on both. The cutting edges are not sharp. Extant length 41mm. Width 17.3mm. Thickness 5.7mm. Weight 15.54g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC. Field L6
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-B0BBE1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of the blade of a cast copper alloy rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, c. 1400-800 BC. The fragment consists of the end of the blade and is 71.3mm in length. The very tip of the blade is broken and missing and there is some bending to either end of the object, probably post-depostional. The rapier blade is nearly flat in cross section however there is a faint mid-rib that runs the length of the blade but is non-perceptatble in cross section. There is old damage to all edges.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-B0453A
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment, with both ends broken in antiquity, of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier blade with bevelled edges and broad midrib. Extant length 43mm. Width 20- 18.5mm. Thickness 5mm. Weight 17.41g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC.
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-BA30A6
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tip of a copper alloy blade, probably a Middle Bronze Age rapier, very thin and with a crisply defined midrib. In fresh condition but with edge damage and with the point missing. Perhaps Burgess and Gerlof 1981, Group IV, Type Cutts, Variant Kilrea (pl.105, no. 845). Extant length, width and thickness 16.8, 10.2 and 2.4mm. Weight 1.09g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC.
Created on: Monday 10th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fincham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-27A90E
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Middle Bronze Age copper alloy notched-butt type short rapier dating to the period c. 1400 - 1100 BC. Burgess & Gerloff Group IV. The butt exhibits a series of old breaks along the upper edge and measures 25.9mm in width. Below is a C-shaped notch on either side which would have formed the attachment point for the missing handle, at which point it measures 30.7mm in width. Each notch houses a faceted rivet c. 10.3mm thick. The sides then expand into the shoulders and a maximum width of 35.4mm before tapering into the blade. The blade is lenticular in cross-section with a fl…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holme Hale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-5AE176
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Bronze Age (c.1400-1250BC) copper-alloy rapier, now bent and distorted, almost certainly deliberately. This rapier has the characteristic thin narrow blade of a rapier that expands to form a plate with rounded end and with two rivet holes for attachment to the hilt. A short length of the rounded end is missing. The object now measures 404mm and is 23.3mm across its central length. The thickness is c.4.3 - 4.8mm.
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-DBE3D3
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
Middle to Late Bronze Age bronze rapier of Group IV and possibly of Type Appleby, variant Lakenheath (as defined by Burgess & Gerloff 1981, p. 74-6) but possibly with a reworked butt and of Penard metalworking Industry The rapier is near-complete, with some damage to the shoulders and butt (with an overall length of 328mm and a weight of 94.3g). The butt end is arched and rounded (with a width of 20.3mm and a thickness of 1.6mm) with two side notches to accommodate rivets beneath (with a depth of 3.5mm and 2.8mm, giving a minimum width of 14.3mm at 10mm beneath the top of the butt). …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-9D21F1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy cast Bronze Age blade, possibly a rapier, dating to the period 1500-1200 BC. The fragment is rectangular shape in plan, lozenge-shaped in cross section and has straight edges. The upper edge of the blade narrows slightly and has rounded corners. On the centre of the blade is a 5.94mm ridge. The blade is covered with a green patina and measures 55.23mm in length, 17.10mm in width, 4.68mm in thick and weights 18.13g. Similar blades are recorded on PAS database as SUR-750511 and NLM-9DE2F3, both dating to Middle Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-88E367
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy mid to late Bronze Age rapier (or possibly a spear) dating to c 1500-800 BC. The object comprises only the tip and a short section of the blade. The fragment comprises the triangular end of the blade. In cross section, the blade is lozengiform in shape with each flat side of the blade rising to a ridge in the centre which runs to the point. The break at the end if old and the ridges are in good condition. The edges of the blade are blunt and jagged, possibly through corrosion or perhaps through striking to blunt the blade. The fragment weighs 28.97g and meas…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2391B9
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier, broken in antiquity at both ends. Scuffing, almost all ancient, has removed all of the cutting edges. A broad midrib widens towards the missing butt. Burgess and Geldoff 1981, Group IV. Extant length and width 61 and 19mm. Thickness 1.5 - 3.5mm. Weight 14.68g. c.1400 - c.1250 BC. Field JG1
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-623C7B
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle/Late Bronze Age (1500-800 BC) copper alloy rapier blade fragment. The fragment is lozengiform in cross section with a prominent rib on either side. The breaks are old. The fragment measures 22.7mm in length, 22.05mm wide, 2.75mm thick and weighs 5.19 grams. Other such fragments have been recorded on the database including WILT-524387
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2016
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Record ID: IOW-5BCA45
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier (1600 BC -1000 BC). This fragment is the lower part of the blade and tip. The blade is symmetrical in plan and is "triple arris" shaped on both faces almost throughout its length. However, the tip is lozenge-shaped in cross-section. The sides are parallel for about half its length then taper inwards nearer the base to form a rounded point. It has a uniform thickness throughout its length, except near the point where it tapers slightly. The blade edges are sharp. This blade, including the transverse break, has a greenish br…
Created on: Sunday 13th March 2016
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-750511
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blade fragment from a Bronze Age copper-alloy rapier, from the lower part of the blade. The blade edges are parallel and a little worn. The fragment probably dates from c1500-1200BC.
Created on: Sunday 7th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Record ID: NMS-966DA1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and abraded Middle Bronze Age copper alloy dirk or rapier broken in antiquity at both ends. No traces of rivet holes have survived. On both faces there are faint indications of a midrib. Extant length and width 66 and 30.4mm. Thickness 3.4mm. Weight 31.35g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-3E81F8
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A Middle Bronze Age blade fragment from either a rapier or dagger. It is probably a rapier as the thickness of the central rib consistent along its length though it does seem rather thin (3mm). The fragment is roughly lozenge / sub-diamond shaped in plan with the shorter (upper) end being shouldered. It is lenticular in cross-section with a rounded central ridge that runs along the full length of the fragment on both faces. The blade has been bent out of true by 30°, probably prior to deposition. It was found on a site that appears to have waterlogged in antiquity, suggesting that it…
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Delamere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EECC89
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Middle Bronze Age rapier or dirk dating to the period c.1500 - 900 BC. The butt exhibits a series of old breaks along the upper edge and measures 27.42mm in width. It then tapers inwards to form a C-shaped notch on either side which would have formed the attachment point for the missing handle at which point it measures 22.66mm in width. The sides them expand into the shoulders and a maximum width of 31.76mm before tapering into the blade. The blade is lenticular in cross-section with a slight mid-rib. It terminates in an old break at which point the blade i…
Created on: Monday 14th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-AF8CB9
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy rapier or dirk dating to the later Middle Bronze Age, c. 1300-1100 BC. The rapier consists of the butt, shoulders and part of the blade. The butt is rounded above the shoulders with the securing notches now broken and incomplete. The blade narrows only slightly from the shoulders and is lozenge-shaped in cross section. The edges of the blade is bevelled from a wide flat plan that narrows down the length of the blade. This rapier or dirk blade is similar to Trump's (1962) Group III rapiers, specifically no. 15, which is catagorised as the Lisburn clas…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
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Record ID: NLM-9DE2F3
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible rapier fragment. Cast rectangular object, of lentoid section at one end, which is broken, but flattened towards the other, which is merely worn. Possibly broken from close to the tip of a carps tongue rapier. Suggested date: Middle Bronze Age, 1600-1000 BC Length: 39.7mm, Width: 10.5mm, Thickness: 3.5mm, Weight: 5.56gms.
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA9557
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy rapier, dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age. The flat-sectioned butt is sub-trapezoidal in plan, the thickness gradually declining towards a scallop-shaped upper end. Two C-shaped notches, located below this upper portion, mark the points at which the now-missing handle plates would have been attached. The widest point is at the shoulders, beneath which the concave sides angle inwards, smoothly extending into the parallel-sided blade. This blade is of lozenge-shaped cross section and has been broken in antiquity. The piece has a mid to dark brown su…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: WILT-028175
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and shortened cast copper alloy rapier dating from the earlier Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1100-900BC. The blade is lozengeform in cross section with two broadly triagnular knotches at the lower section of the blade. The balde tapers from the notches to the tip (3.95mm thick to 1.95mm thick) The rapier fragment is 27.95mm in length, 14.85mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 6.43 grams.
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: GLO-036A39
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Middle to early Late Bronze Age (1400 - 1100 BC) copper alloy notched-butt type rapier has been deliberately broken in two prior to deposition. The butt is trapezoid in form with shoulders that curve inwards to the narrow blade. A single incomplete rivet hole/notch to the bottom of either side would secure the hilt in place, one of the notches still retains its rivet; the rivet is 15mm long with a 7mm diameter and has a slightly expanded domed head at either terminal. The centre of the butt has a low central rib on both sides that extends up to the base of the blade. The blad…
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
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Record ID: NMS-748714
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three non-joining fragments of probably the one Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier or dirk with part of the hafting-plate with broken rivet-holes (extant width 34mm, extant length 36) and two fragments of blade with flat median rib, corroded and pitted with damaged edges (extant width 20mm and 19mm, extant lengths 70mm and 65mm). Blade 3.5mm thick. Combined weight 52.62g. 1600-1000 BC.
Created on: Friday 21st August 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th September 2021
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Record ID: LON-47F5C3
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier dating 1500-1150 BC. This rapier has the characteristic thin narrow blade that expands to form a plate with rounded end and two rivet holes for attachment to the hilt. There is a slight notch just below the rivet hole on each side. The blade has a flattened, broad central mid rib. The blade is bent so that it now forms a gentle curve when viewed in profile. There are some notches along the cutting edges but these may be due to post depositional damage. Dimensions: length: 380mm; width: 46.59mm; thickness: 5.88mm; diameterof rivet holes: …
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Record ID: NMS-6AD106
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier or dirk with rounded butt, two broken rivet-holes in the hafting-plate (extant width 34mm), blade with slight bend at mid-point, flat median rib, corroded and pitted with damaged edges and rounded point. Length 128mm. Blade 5mm thick. Weight 56.73g. 1400-1200 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th June 2016
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Record ID: HESH-A4380B
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a much eroded cast bronze (copper alloy) rapier of Middle Bronze Age date (1500-1150BC). The fragment consists of part of the lower blade a rapier, the tip has been previously recorded (HESH-3B6C58) and was recovered by a different finder from the same field. The two blade pieces conjoin and should therefore be considered as part of the same artefact. The fragment is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with one end being slightly tapered. A central ridge / mid rib runs along the length of the fragment on both faces. The rapier fragment is a mid-green colour wit…
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2015
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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: SF-726156
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip from an incomplete cast copper-alloy object or blade, perhaps a rapier, of Bronze Age date. The surviving fragment is triangular in form with oval mid rib and flattened narrow blades to each side. It tapers to a sharp point at one end, and terminates in old breaks at the other. All surfaces have a pitted dark green patina. This fragment measures 42.87mm in length, 9.48mm in width, 3.62mm in thickness, and 3.58g in weight. This is the tip from an incomplete bladed object. The lack of socket and the fineness/narrowness of the blade might suggest it is from an object such as a…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monks Eleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5E84D2
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower of end of the blade of a Middle Bronze Age copper alloy rapier in quite fresh condition. The surfaces are patinated brown, as is the break which is quite granular and may therefore be more recent. Extant length 40.1mm. Width 14.3mm. Thickness 3.7mm. Weight 7.17g. c.1600 - c.1000 BC. Field HF
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-0A34CB
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the blade of a Bronze Age rapier, both ends broken. Extant length, width and thickness 23, 17.5 and 4.3mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC. Within 20m of grid reference.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2016
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Record ID: WILT-530139
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and shortened cast copper alloy rapier dating from the earlier Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1100-900BC. The artefact is a nearly complete short dagger now, but probably started off as a rapier with a long, very narrow blade. It now measures 50.4mm in length, 16.25mm wide, 2.85mm thick and weighs 6.76 grams. The blade is triangular in shape and lenticular in cross-section, with a broad flat midrib. It extends from a flat D-shaped butt-end with central notch (2.2mm thick and 14.65mm wide) to either side of the butt is a broadly triangular notch. The blade narrows from…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 8th October 2014
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