Record ID: LANCUM-F7C1B2
Object type: SCYTHE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian iron scythe 8th/12th century part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. Side laid from top. The length is 408mm, width 41.3mm max, thickness of back of blade 8.6mm, tang is turned to give an offset 23.8mm section of the tang is square and thickens and is 13.2mm.
Created on: Monday 21st June 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEA GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F798A6
Object type: SCYTHE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian iron scythe 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement discovered in1975. Side laid from top. The length is 378mm, width 46.4mm, length of tang 98.6mm, offset on tang (where bent) 15.5mm, blade is flat faced wedge shaped in section, thickness of tang is 9.1mm and width at the back is 9.2mm.
Created on: Monday 21st June 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEA GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-92E3F0
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: MODERN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron spear, weighing 227g. The spear comprises three elements. It has a square sectioned, tapering tang which would have fitted into a shaft. This has been hammered from the middle circular sectioned part of the spear. The spear head is leaf-shaped with a raised ridge running down either side. The tip is broken. It is probably a spearhead brought to this country from India or Africa. A search through the usual literature on spearhead found no British parallel for the tanged shaft but there was an African weapon with similar shaped blades and with bindings around their shafts …
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southwater', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-FF4D35
Object type: CAULKING TOOL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval - Modern iron caulking iron (17th - 20th century). The tool has a handle with a circular cross-section (diameter: 11.5mm) that then flattens and expands to form the blade (width: 48mm). The blade has a slight curve in the lower half. The opposite end of the handle also expands to form the rounded, flattened terminal (diameter: 29.5mm). There are no makers marks visible on the chisel. The iron is in good condition with no corrosion. Dimensions: length: 197mm; width: 48mm; thickness: 29.5mm. Dr Kevin Leahy writes: very similar tools are shown a caulking tools in…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-A9D6E3
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron object, probably a fragment of a knife handle. The object shows signs of moulded decoration, in the form of possibly two opposing animal heads, facing in opposite directions. The heads have open mouths. There is evidence of an iron tang encased within the mouldings. The object is very worn and is a mid reddish-brown colour. It is probably Roman in date. Dr Kevin Leahy writes: while this object was identified as being made of iron it is more likely that it is copper alloy covered with iron corrosion products from the knife blade. It is best interpreted as the pommel cap fr…
Created on: Sunday 22nd October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willingdon & Jevington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-355671
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron spearhead with flame-shaped blade, broken in two part: blade and socket. The flame-shaped blade has a lozenge cross-section while the socket has a circular cross-section. It is in a good condition.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM96
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron tool, blade expanded and crescentic, 77mm wide, section flat. Above this the section narrows, to form a waist, before expanding to a 38mm diameter cylindrical section the end of which narrows to from a hammer like face. This object is best interpreted as a blacksmith's 'hot set' a chisel like tool which was used to cut hot metal at the forge.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.