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Record ID: HESH-F0FFC8
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pommel long dagger or sword of probable later Medieval date (1000-1300). The pommel is broadly oval in plan, with a horizontal upper and lower edges and curved sides. In profile it is lentoidal. A small sub-rectangular cast hole (measuring 12mm x 4.5mm) is present at the mid point of the lower edge and a smaller elliptical hole is presnt at a similar point on the upper edge (measuring 7.8mm x 3.7mm). The inside of the pommel is hollow and partially filled with friable soil. Both front and rear faces are decorated with similar patterns. At the centre is a much abraded…
Created on: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myddle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-051F8E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large fragment of a cast bronze / copper alloy sword blade of later Bronze Age date (1100 - 750 BC), The blade is rectangular in plan and tapers slightly in length. The long edges are abraded resulting in the loss of part of the cutting edge. The blade facets are present and the blade has been sharpened with long smooth marks from honing. The cross section of the blade is relatively flat with no sign of a raised central mid-rib. Both breaks (on the upper and lower edges) are relatively recent probably due to agriculture and the edges are fresh and unabraded - although they have slight…
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hampton Wafer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-CE90B4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete decorative copper-alloy sword hilt / guard of probable 18th or early 19th century. The section comprises a decorative guard including finger loops and quillions (one of which is broken) arranged in the Italian style. The central block is rectangular with a thick band above and a moulded socket below - which would have fitted to a slender grip and pommel. Through this block is a rectangular shaped hole (dimensions 11.5mm x 5.8mm) which would have allowed the square sectioned tang to pass. The central block is undecorated. Either side of the mid section are small loops / f…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockshutt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-189308
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken incomplete cast copper alloy guard from a small-sword or dress sword of late post medieval date (1650 - 1800). Approximately half the guard survives; it is an irregular oval shape in plan being concave / dished in profile and distorted from original shape. On the internal edge are the remains of a rectangular slot through which the tang of the blade passed. It is across this slot that the hilt guard is broken. The size of the tang cannot be assessed due to the damage. The upper and lower faces of the plate are decorated with a similar design comprising a seated figure in clas…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chetton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-820A84
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sword pommel or possibly a furniture finial of modern date. The style of the piece suggests that it fits well with the Neo-Gothic period. The pommel is broadly spherical in shape having a oval / circular perforation at the base and a small rectangular hole at the top. The pommel is hollow, it is filled with a large amount of iron corrosion from the remains of the tang, the tip of which passes through the square aperture at the top terminating in a neat pyramidal boss. The exterior of the pommel is decorated with a series of equally spaced curved arcs / circles whi…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bronington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-EC5245
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy pommel with late baroque / rococo style decoration from a dress sword of 17th or early 18th century date (1630-1750 AD). The pommel is globular in plan, with a curved flat top tapering sides and out-turned foot / base. The top is pierced by a square shaped hole (5.1mm x 5.7mm) whilst the base has a circular hole (diameter 7.8mm). The inside of the pommel is hollow. The exterior sides of the pommel are decorated with a late baroque cast design; comprising two scenes separated by ornate vegetal scrolling plumes. On one side the scene consists of a naked man fightin…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F76801
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete decorative copper-alloy sword hilt / guard of probable 18th or early 19th century. The section comprises a decorative guard including finger loops and quillions (one of which is broken) arranged in the Italian style. The central block is rectangular with a thick band above and a moulded socket below - which would have fitted to a slender grip and pommel. Through this block is a rectangular shaped hole (dimensions 7.8mm x 4.6mm) which would have allowed the square sectioned tang to pass. The front and reverse face of the central block are rectangular panels decorated wit…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Audlem', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-ECC623
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy 'ogival' guard from the hilt of an Iron Age sword dated to the late Iron Age or very early (native) Roman period, c. 100 BC - 100 AD. The guard or hilt plate is complete and would have separated the hilt from the blade on the sword. In plan it is sub-rectangular (rectangular with tapering ends that terminate in rounded points) and in profile it is bowed (ogival or ogee shaped). The cast hole through the centre of the guard echoes the overall shape of the artefact, however the terminals are much more pronounced ending in sharp points. It is through this hole that th…
Created on: Monday 1st November 2010
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A953C7
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy sword pommel of later Iron Age date (100 BC - 100 AD). The artefact is irregular in plan and profile; it is formed from a central rectangular vertical tube-like element (sub-rectangular in cross section) from which two centrally positioned sub-circular lobes expand. These lobes are integrally cast. Through the centre of the vertical element an iron rod (the tang) extends, this makes the copper alloy element a tube, sheath or sleeve. The tang extends from both the upper and lower edges and is broadly square in cross section; it seems to taper slightly from …
Created on: Friday 29th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A51086
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MODERN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast copper alloy guard broken into three parts. The guard is likely to be from a small-sword or dress sword of late post medieval date (1650 - 1800). The guard is an irregular oval shape in plan being concave / dished in profile. The guard is heavily distorted and the breaks are relatively modern. The upper and lower surfaces are both heavily decayed - both are decorated with cast scroll work and have been gilt. The central perforation / hole is a cast sub-rectangular shape and would have accommodated the tang of the blade. The size of the tang cannot be assessed due …
Created on: Friday 10th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F3BC94
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pommel cap of early medieval / 7th – 9th century (600-850 AD) date. The pommel cap is of the ‘cocked hat’ type, being broadly sub-rectangular in plan and an irregular pyramid in profile. The pommel is incomplete; the two short sides are both broken and abraded. It is likely that these two points would have held small rivets to secure the pommel cap to the top of the knife / sword / dagger. The pommel is also hollow, the rear being concave and filled with the remains of iron tang. At the apex of the cap is a sub-rectangular slot which has a rim around the outer e…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Herefordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-920B71
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pommel (developed 'Brazil Nut' type) from a long sword of Medieval date (1000-1300). The pommel is broadly oval in plan, with a curved upper surface and angular base. In profile it is sub-triangular with convex faces. A small sub-rectangular cast hole (measuring 4.6mm x 3.5mm) is present on the upper edge positioned at the peak of the dome. The lower bottom edge has a larger irregular sub-rectangular cast hole, (measuring 13.7mm x 9.1mm). The inside of the pommel is hollow. The pommel measures 47.4mm length, 59.5mm width, is 14mm thick and weighs 77.69 grams. T…
Created on: Thursday 11th September 2008
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A29404
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy sword pommel dating from the Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period, probably 900-1100 AD. The pommel is hollow, sub-oval in plan and sub-triangular in profile. The underside of the pommel is convex; each side is decorated with five cast stepped rounded lobes which increase in height towards the centre. The pommel measures 52.2mm in length, 26.7mm width and is 14.5mm thick. It weighs 58.32 grams. The top of the pommel has a sub circular hole (8.3mm x 8mm) in it and the base an oval hole (33.4mm x 10.2mm). These allow the tang of the sword to attach to the pommel. The …
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2005
Last updated: Saturday 17th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-7C1EF4
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast bronze from either a dirk, or rapier of probable Middle Bronze Age date (1500-1150 BC). The fragment consists of the upper part of the blade (shoulder) and part of the tang, including one broken rivet hole. It is sub rectangular in plan with tapering sides. In profile the fragment is sub-triangular with the thickness tapering from the blade (4.9mm) to a point near the broken edge of the tang (1.5mm). In cross-section the blade is lentoid. The fragment measures 63.8mm in length, 45.9mm width. It weighs 48.96 grams. The left hand edge of the blade and tang is…
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2004
Last updated: Friday 28th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'sutton', grid reference and parish protected.