Record ID: ESS-85D695
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age blade fragment. Carps Tongue type, dating from circa 950-800BC. The blade is a destinctive shape. It is sub-triangular in plan, with curved shoulders towards the hilt end. The blade narrows towards a pointed tipped end. There appears to be moulding on the blade in the shape of a 'V'. There is an incomplete projection on one face of the blade, possibly a loop however this is unclear from the photograph. The blade is mid-green in colour, with patches of a copper-brown patina showing through on the blade. The cross section and profile of the blade are unknown. It is 38…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-FFE594
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded copper-alloy sword fragment of probable late Bronze Age date. The straight, uniform nature of the top and bottom edges suggests that this piece was deliberately cut from a sword, probably from re-melting. The piece is roughly rectangular in plan and has an elongated lozenge-shaped section. The surfaces are corroded and on one side there are scratches, which may be deliberate and contemporary. The object measures 26.3mm wide, 15.9mm high and 5.8mm thick. The weight is 11.14g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-724D28
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Late Bronze Age sword, shoulder of hilt and ricasso. Four rivet holes, two blocked with ferrous deposits. Breaks ancient. >50 x 44mm. c.1000 - c.700 BC.
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bodham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-9C7F97
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment from the tip of a Bronze Age sword. The fragment is 3.35mm thick and thins out towards the edges. One end is broken and the other is rounded; there are opposing notches on either side.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-AE7B41
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy (bronze) fragment from the tip of the blade of a Late Bronze Age weapon, probably a sword. The piece is trapezoidal in plan, with a rounded, convex tip, and has an elongated lozenge-shaped cross section. The surface has a rough green patina. The object measures 35.5mm wide, 34.3mm high and 6.7mm thick. The weight is 33g.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-4231A3
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged fragment from a Late Bronze Age sword. The fragment is from the upper mid-blade towards the tip, but is missing the sword's point. As such it is broadly trapezoidal in plan and lozengiform in cross-section. The object has bent bent and now has a shallow serpentine profile. It has corroded to a light, dusty blue-green colour with numerous scratches and pits. It is likely to be from the late Wilburton or, most likely, Ewart Park phases of the Bronze Age.
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-AF4C52
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2006 T348 Two prehistoric copper-alloy artefacts. 1. Sword blade fragment, Ewart Park type. Blade edges corrosion chipped on both sides. There is a faint longitudinal groove close to the rounded midrib on one side and on one surface only. Dark green/black patina, but large areas are now missing. Scratches and striations on both surfaces. L: 39.2mm; Th: 36.35mm; Th: 6-7mm; Wt: 45g. 2. Sword, upper blade fragment, Ewart Park type. The blade tapers slightly. One blade edge is intact, the other blade edge is corrosion damaged. L: 23.6mm; W: 28.35mm; Th: 5.8mm; Wt…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AFDDE4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Bronze Age probable sword blade fragment, small and degraded measuring 20.75mm in length and 23.84mm in width, 7.11mm in thickness. Lozenge shaped cross-section, no edges survive and one edge has a recent break. It has a dark brown patina with some patches of powdering active corrosion. This fragment was found in the area of a previous late Bronze Age hoard, COL 031 and could be part of it.
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'little Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-0BC351
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
42 Bronze fragments , including some rapier fragments Catalogue 1. Bronze rapier blade fragment . Type unknown. This rectangular, matte green and brown fragment has the mid rib at the centre. The 37mm maximum width suggests it comes from the middle section of the weapon blade. The blade edges are uneven, the break edges straight and the whole fragment is slightly bent lengthways. Wt - 46.6g: max. length - 43mm: max. width - 37mm : min. width - 31mm: max. thickness - 6mm: min. thickness- 2mm. 2. Bronze sword or rapier blade fragment. Type unknown. This rectangular, matte light green fr…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd December 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 15th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Hampden area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F14BA0
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a Bronze Age sword which is 27.4mm long, 28mm wide and 5.3mm thick. The blade is lentoid in section tapering to a point at each side. Both ends are broken and the damage is not recent. There is too little remaining of the sword to suggest a more specific date. Another similarly conditioned and shaped blade fragment on the database (SWYOR-ADCF83) is dated to the late Bronze Age. On this basis, a possible late bronze age date can be suggested for this. The surface is slightly pitted and has a light brown patina.
Created on: Thursday 15th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1B9464
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy sword blade of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1000 BC – c. 800 BC). Length: 20.0mm; width; 22.9mm; thickness; 6.1mm; weight: 11.77g. The fragment has old breaks at each end and also along one side. Assuming that both edges were similar (prior to being broken), it would have been a flat lozenge shape in cross-section. Although it is corroded, traces of a mid-green patina survive on both faces. This fragment probably belongs to a sword of the Wilburton or Ewart Park phase of metalworking.
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-82C528
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age sword from the Ewart Park Phase, dating from c.950-750 BC. It is mostly complete although the hilt has broken at the shoulder so the grip and finial are missing. The blade length appears complete although the tip is flattened rather than pointed which suggests the very end is missing. The edges of the blade are uneven all the way around where small pieces have broken off. The blade widens from the tip, reaching its widest point at mid-blade. It then begins to narrow to the waist. It widens slighly again to meet the hilt section. The section between the waist and the s…
Created on: Monday 11th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-D6CBF5
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a late Bronze Age (1150 to 800BC) sword hilt with flanged edges. Enough survives to show the first rivet hole/slot. The surviving section is sub-rectangular in plan, expanding in width towards the terminal. It is 29.50mm long, 30.85mm wide tapering to 18.15mm, it is 4.85mm thick and weighs 15.61 grams. It has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-45CDA7
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age cast copper alloy fragment of a sword, comprised of the tip end of the blade only. The fragment is triangular in plan with a slightly rounded end. It has a shallow lozenge-shaped cross section. It is 38.21mm long, 13.51mm wide and 2.95mm thick at the break. It weighs 5.55 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-D80BC8
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Middle Bronze Age sword. Only the tip remains, which judging from the neat linear break across the base, was intentionally cut from the body of the spear in antiquity. The fragment is triangular in plan with a slightly rounded tip. The body of the fragment is flat, circa 2mm in thickness and tapers according to the cutting edges. The cutting edges are circa 3mm in width and are abraded.
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-FBC596
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Hilt and lower part of the blade of an unfinished cast copper alloy Late Bronze Age Ewart Park type sword with patinated breaks between the fragments and at the end. The hilt is complete and filed as though finished but the sites where it would have been drilled for rivet holes are visible as indented dimples rather than completed. It has a flaring triangular finial, 34.2mm wide, with straight end which has been filed to a rounded profile. Above the finial the grip has a rectangular section with convex curved sides in plan. The sides have been filed to remove any casting flash with c…
Created on: Monday 7th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4075C1
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Bronze Age copper-alloy implement. Possibly a sword blade of Ewart Park type (c. 1000 BC-c. 800 BC). The fragment is possibly the top part (between shoulders). It is lozenge-shaped in cross-section and slightly concave either side of the median midrib. This fragment is pitted and corroded and has areas of a shiny mid-green patina. 43.6 x 28.5 x 3.7mm.Weight: 15.32g.
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-4D06B3
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age (1150 to 800BC) probable sword hilt with flanged edges, measuring 22.63x18.34x(max)3.41mm and weighing 4.54g. The fragment is from close to either the terminal or where the hilt joins the shoulders, as a slot or rivet holes for fixing (which would be apparent along most of the hilt) are not immediately apparent. However the breaks at either end are very worn, and one has a slight change of depth, possibly indicating the top of a slot of rivet hole. The fragment is ']' shaped in profile, with the flanges more apparent on one side than the other, altho…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lechlade', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-CBD092
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Bronze Age sword, broken in two pieces. Probably Ewart Park, c.1100- 800 BC. Although it is in two pieces, it is complete except for the hilt, which has broken at the shoulder, it is missing the grip and finial. The edges of the blade are slightly damaged, and the tip appears slightly bent. It widens at the mid-blade point, before narrowing towarsd the waist. The waist and start of the mid-blade are also the thickest part, with a raised mid-rib. From the waist the sword widens, at the ricasso, giving the lozenge-shaped start of the hilt. One side is broken. On the more comp…
Created on: Friday 25th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-352B13
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the hilt of a Late Bronze Age sword cast in copper alloy. The fragment consists of the flared finial and part of the grip beyond. The sides are flanged right up to the finial, with a low H-shaped cross-section; the flanges are seemingly cast and give the artefact a maximum thickness of c. 3.7mm, with a thickness of c. 2.6mm between them. The grip narrows to a waist (W.: 14.7mm) before expanding again gradually, only to be truncated by the broadly diagonal break, now ragged. The break appears to have occurred at a weak point: either a central perforation or longer hole,…
Created on: Monday 11th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Micheldever CP', grid reference and parish protected.