Record ID: LIN-9FDC1A
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a blade from a sword, dagger, or rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date (1000 to 800 BC). The blade is made of copper alloy and now has a red-brown patina covering much of the surface, including areas of the breaks. The fragment is sub-triangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in section but both of the 'edges' are worn and irregular. The fragment appears to taper quite rapidly, suggesting that this could be from towards the tip-end of the weapon. The break across the wider-end is straight and appears to have been carefully cut rather than having been snapped or b…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: LIN-9FC1C6
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a blade from a sword, dagger, or rapier of Middle to Late Bronze Age date (1000 to 800 BC). The blade is made of copper alloy and now has a red-brown patina covering the entire surface, including the breaks. The fragment is lozenge-shaped in section but both of the 'edges' are worn and irregular.A clear apex runs down the centre of the blade on both sides. The fragment is slightly curved in section, suggesting that it was bent before having been broken. Both of the breaks are relatively straight, though somewhat worn, and this might suggest that the object was carefully cu…
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: CORN-8149A2
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy sword blade, sub rectangular in plan and lozenge-shaped in profile and section. Both cutting edges are worn and incomplete and the perpendicular edges to these are broken so that the original length of the blade is unknown as well as the position of this fragment along it, though it is at the end that tapers towards the tip or point, as any raised area has flattened out in section. The surface of the blade has more corrosion product and is more pitted on one face than the other, probably due to exposure. There are also gashes and later damage on both fa…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2015
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Record ID: NMS-6DE615
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy sword blade, both ends broken in antiquity. Length 34mm. Width 35mm. Thickness 7mm. Weight 34.16g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
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Record ID: DEV-60A5B2
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of copper alloy which is possibly Bronze Age in date. The item is broadly triangular shaped in plan and oval in section. It is hollow at the centre, and appears to have been socketed. The tip tapers to a rounded, blunt point. One face appears to be very slightly convex, whilst the other face is flatter. The item is very abraided; the patina is a mid green colour and there are lighter green powdery patches of corrosion on the surface. The item is 20mm in length and 18mm in width at the wider end; it tapers to 7mm at the rounded end and is 5mm in thickness.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
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Record ID: SF-885347
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a middle Bronze Age dirk or rapier. Only the upper part of the blade and the lower part of the butt survive. The blade has a slightly rounded mid-section, curving outwards gently into flattened edges with no pronounced ridge, forming a rounded lozenge shape in cross-section. The shoulders are damaged and the original form of the butt is unclear, but the edges of two circular holes for attaching the hilt can be seen in the break. The object is highly corroded with damage and pitting on both faces and around the edges, but the remains of a dark brown-orange patina can be se…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B9B835
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a Middle to Late Bronze Age bladed weapon, such as a sword, rapier or dirk. The piece is of lozenge-shaped cross section and is sub-rectangular in plan, with a slight taper from top to bottom. The irregular breaks are well patinated, suggesting the damage occurred in antiquity. Length: 21.2mm; width: 27.8mm; thickness: 5.5mm. Weight: 14.8g.
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braughing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-599241
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The copper alloy blade fragment is sub-rectangular with both terminals being broken, but not recently as the patina covers the break. One break is slightly upturned, which suggests the blade may have been bent to break it. In section the blade is an elongated, sub-pointed oval with the edges being slightly chamfered. There is no obvious mid rib on either face. The surface of the blade has a traces of a dark brown patina, otherwise the surface is heavily pitted. It measures 40.5mm long, 17.76mm wide, 2.82mm thick. It weighs 9.76 grams…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-90D6B3
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age copper alloy sword fragment, 47mm wide, 35mm high and 13mm thick with a weight of 57.18grams. The fragment is very abraided and consists of a triangular fragment with an eliptical cross section and represents part of a handle and blade of a sword. The object consists of two seperate pieces of metal, the blade and the handle fragment which surrounds it. When viewed from above the blade, 35mm long, has a narrow eliptical cross section which becomes narrower and thicker as it travels through the handle, until it has an oval cross section as viewed from below. The blade is…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th July 2022
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Record ID: BERK-2C26A6
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and bent copper alloy Late Bronze Age sword blade, possibly an Ewart Park type sword dating from c. 950-800 BC. The blade is a lentoid (pointed oval) in section and has a very diffuse midrib narrowing smoothly from the centre of the blade and the bevelled cutting edges. The blade thins and narrows very gradually. Although there is evidence of post-depositional damage to the sword blade, it is bent sharply. Although this could also be post-depositional, it may also represent the 'ritual killing' of the object, a practice seen with these objects during this period. The br…
Created on: Thursday 18th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East of Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-A4DACD
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy sword blade of Bronze Age date. Both faces are rounded and the blade edges are both worn away.
Created on: Sunday 12th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Record ID: WAW-DA10A4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) bronze sword or rapier fragment : The sword, if that what it is, is fragmentary and comprises the probably base of the hilt and top of the blade. The copper alloy fragment is a sub-oval in plan, with all the edges being broken, but not recently. The blade portion of the hilt has a elongated rounded lozenge, with a slight rib in the centre. The upper portion of the hilt is flattened on both faces. The surface has a well-developed mid grey/green coloured patina which is slightly pitted. It measures 36.3mm long, 25.57mm wide, 4.44mm thick and weighs 13.17g…
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Record ID: WAW-DCFAEA
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The cast copper alloy blade fragment is a pointed oval in cross-section with smooth curve on both surfaces and a very slight mid rib on both faces. The breaks arcoss the blade are not old, but not too recent. The surface of the blade has a heavy mid green patina which is slightly pitted. It measures 18mm long, 15.09mm wide, 4.1mm thick. It weighs 4.41 grams. It is probably a fragment from a sword or rapier of the Late Bronze Age date.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2015
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Record ID: BUC-615396
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze age copper-alloy sword or rapier. The piece represents part of the blade and has a pronounced taper in the width The blade has a pointed-oval section.
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Creslow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-866101
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper alloy sword handle, both ends broken in antiquity, one across a rivet hole. There is much recent scuffing on both breaks and both edges. All patination has been lost. Extant length and width 26.5 and 20.8mm. Thickness 6.1mm. Weight 10.8g. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: NMS-FCA9AA
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Short length of Late Bronze Age sword blade, both ends broken, abruptly narrowing to the cutting edges, both of which are damaged.The surfaces are dull and weathered. Extant length and width 23 and 30mm. Thickness 6.9mm. Weight 23.60g. c.1000 - c.700 BC Area 11, within 20m radius of grid reference.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fincham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-D2C93E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments of Late Bronze Age sword blade. Lenticular-section, parallel sided, the cutting edge completely missing. The breaks at either end are fairly granular, the joining break cleaner and granular but corroded. Surviving length 96mm. Width 38.5mm. Thickness 7mm. Circa 1000 - 800 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Record ID: SUR-AD2BAA
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy sword or rapier tip dating from the late Middle Bronze Age or Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1500-800BC. The fragment is a of triangular shape with lenticular cross section and slightly bevelled edges. The tip is slightly bent where it is broken and measures 32mm.
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Last updated: Sunday 5th October 2014
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Record ID: LIN-C89A75
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a late Bronze Age copper alloy sword of Ewart Park-type (circa 1000-800 BC). The fragment comprises most of the handle. It has marginal ribs running down its edges and two circular perforations. One is filled with iron corrosion. This suggests that this fragment might be dated to the cusp between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age (c. 600BC). The handle has an expanded, flared terminal, which tapers to a convex-sided grip. The blade-end of the handle is incomplete, but the 'break' is very neat and linear, and possibly suggests that it was intentionally cut in antiq…
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
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Record ID: LIN-90C6B9
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy late-Bronze Age (c.1000-c.800 BC) sword. The fragment is part of the blade. It measures 15.8mm long, 13.3mm wide and 2.6mm thick. It weighs 1.91g. It is lozengiform in section. The fragment is very worn along its edges, but the angle of its unbroken edges suggest that the fragment is from a narrow bladed weapon, such as a rapier.
Created on: Wednesday 30th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.