Record ID: SF-C1F194
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a bronze rapier blade, other fragments of this rapier have been previously found in 2005 and 1992, see MNL 559 and MNL 446, in Suffolk SMR. This fragment is middle Bronze Age in date and measures 93mm in length, 22mm in width. One of the breaks on this fragment may be recent but the other is ancient. There is considerable recent linear scraping along the faces, probably due to agricultural damage, there is also some limited recent damage to the blade edges, though irregular notching appears ancient, possibly resulting from corrosion. The breaks therefore show no e…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-5336B1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of cast copper alloy double edged blade, probably part of a Bronze age rapier blade.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-CFEE95
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
CORONER'S REPORT Two Middle Bronze Age rapier fragments. Description of objects 1. Rapier fragment: Heavily corroded fragment, light green patina with a heavily worn midrib and edge. Length 43.0mm; Width 6.5mm; Thickness 2.5-3.0mm; Weight 7.1g 2. Rapier fragment: Heavily corroded fragment, light green patina with a heavily worn midrib and edge. The fragment tapers into a tip. Length 43.0mm; Width 5.0-2.0mm; Thickness 2.5 mm; Weight 5.2g Discussion The two fragments can be refitted to form the terminal end of a rapier blade. It is unfortunately n…
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-615922
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The butt end of a bronze rapier of dirk with remains of four side notches under the domed (convex) butt edge. The rapier is marked mainly diagonally from one direction with abrasive cleaning and sharpening incisions. Very little surface corrosion and a medium-deep brown patination. The breaks at the blade end and smaller loss at butt end both look fairly ancient, though traces of corriosn at the blade end may mask the colour of the break so it may be more recent. There are also recent plough grazes on one face. It is 29.5mm in incomplete length, 29mm in width and 2mm in thickness.…
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AF89B5
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The tip of a probable copper alloy rapier or dirk of Middle to Late Bronze Age date. The fragment measures 21.6mm by 11.9mm by 1.8mm and weighs 1.9g. The cross-section is slightly wider in the centre, with sharp edges.
Created on: Monday 26th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-81DDE1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy rapier blade dating from the Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1500-1250BC. It is likely to belong to the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Pennard metalwork assemblage, corresponding to Needham’s (1997) Period 5, c. 1500-1150BC. The hilt (which was made from perishable material such as antler, wood or bone) is missing and so are the rivets with which it was attached to the blade. The blade itself was very thinly cast and is very worn today.
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-680280
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age copper alloy rapier, found in two parts, butt end and blade end. The parts do not refit exactly, but the patina suggests same object. [Text by Ben Roberts] (1) Wide central rib. Light green patina with dark green flecks. Blade is slightly bent. Chipped edges, and surface is pocked and scratched in places. Length - 126mm; maximum width - 12mm; weight - 28g (2) Notched butt. Light green patina with dark green flecks. Butt has damaged edges and surface. Length - 42mm; maximum width - 27mm; weight - 18g Discussion It has been suggested that this rapier was deliberately broken. …
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Didcot area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-66CF84
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy rapier fragment, 1400-1150BC. Hilt and upper part of the blade only. The hilt is broken across both rivet holes. No mid-rib on the blade. The blade edges are missing. Well-defined edge bevels 5.3mm from the surviving edge of the blade (where the thickness is 2.5mm). The cross-section at the break appears to be flat (the original surface is missing but the core is flat). The blade is slightly bent and transversely cracked on both sides, about 30mm from the rivet holes. Only patches of original surface survive – that on one side is mid green, while t…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wormhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-058995
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rapier dating to the Middle Bronze Age.
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-1B3E17
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of rapier, the tapering point only, with a lentoid section with median rib, edges damaged, >10mm x >33mm. c.1600 – c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heacham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-524387
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Middle/ Late Bronze Age (1500-800 BC) copper alloy blade fragment, probably from a rapier. The fragment is diamond-shaped in cross section with a prominent rib on either side. The breaks are old. and measuring 23.89x20.84x6.24mm and weighs 11.95g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Lavington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-E52E57
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken copper alloy Middle Bronze Age rapier tip, dating to c.1200BC. The rapier has a central rib.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Spatial data recorded.

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: KENT-2644F0
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Brinze Age Rapier dating from 1500 - 1150 BC. The fragment is linear in plan and eliptical in cross section. There is a broad cenrtral rib running down the centre for the fragments. Both ends of the fragment terminate in old breaks. The fragment is Heavily corroded,it has a light green patina with a heavily worn midrib and edge. length, 99mm width at wide end, 2mm width at point end (point broken off ), 5.5mm weight, 35 gm Similar examples can be seen on the database: YORYM-CFEE95,
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-258DF1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Brinze Age Rapier dating from 1500 - 1150 BC. The fragment is linear in plan and eliptical in cross section. There is a broad cenrtral rib running down the centre for the fragments, 9.9mm wide on both faces. Both ends of the fragment terminate in old breaks. The fragment is Heavily corroded,it has a light green patina with a heavily worn midrib and edge. The fragments is 85.1mm long, 15.6mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 35.85 grams. Similar examples can be seen on the database: YORYM-CFEE95,
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-613465
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (1500-1150 BC) copper alloy Rapier with a broad flat mid-rib, consisting of part of the blade just beow the shoulders. It measures 28.44x13.62x4.21mm and weighs 4.80g. The wider end of the fragment (13.62mm) is also much flatter, 1.90mm, and presumably extended from the shoulders. The narrower end, 9.79x4.21mm, is lozenge-shaped at the break. Both breaks are ancient.
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 14th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8BC3E8
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle/ Late Bronze Age (1500-800 BC) copper alloy fragment of possibly rapier or knife with a broad flat mid-rib, consisting of part of the blade just below the shoudlers/ tang. It measures 24.10x16.16x(max)2.99mm and weighs 4.43g. The edges are jagged and the surface is pitted. One end of the fragment is flatter (1.67mm thick) while the other is lentoid in cross-section and max.2.99mm thick (edges 0.93mm).
Created on: Monday 28th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingbourne Kingston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E2F2A6
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy rapier, dirk or dagger of Bronze Age date. The tip of the blade survives intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. It is rectangular in from, tapering to a rounded tip, and lozenge shaped in section with a slightly raised central rib. The surfaces have a dark green patina and at the old break the object appears to have been bent or snapped, perhaps as a result of post-depositional damage. It measures 45.95mm in length, 12.01mm in maximum width, 3.31mm in thickness, and weighs 5.82g. This is probably the tip from a rapier, …
Created on: Monday 13th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-C85357
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
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 attachment end is slightly curved and in each corner is a rivet hole; one of the holes still contains a flat-headed copper-alloy rivet. The attachment end is abraded one of the holes is incomplete. Below it expands, with stepped shoulders, to the widest point. 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…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-D045D1
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tip of a copper alloy Middle Bronze Age (1500-1150 BC) rapier, dagger or dirk trapezoidal in plan with a lozengiform cross section. Highly worn and abraided.
Created on: Monday 6th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded.