Record ID: WAW-2D02F5
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy hanger attachment for a sword belt, of Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). The find is sub triangular in plan, and slightly convex in section. The hanger has a slight bow to it, with the centre being higher than the two ends. The hanger consists of a sub triangular shape, with a rounded base (almost oval). A small projection is present at the mid point of the curve. Towards the apex of the triangular, a broken loop is present on the lower edge, with a corresponding small projection on the upper edge. The apex point of the hanger has …
Created on: Thursday 4th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
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Record ID: WMID-04AF72
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy double looped oval buckle or sword belt hanger of early Post Medieval date, circa AD1500-1630. The buckle consists of a double looped oval frame with a circular, lateral suspension loop. The reverse has a bevelled internal reverse. The belt hanger is mid to dark green with an uneven patina. The surface is slightly abraded. Length: 45.16mm. Width: 39.00mm. Thickness: 9.90mm. Weight: 8.7g. Comparable example recorded in Whitehead, 1998, p72, no 449 (Buckles AD1250-1800)
Created on: Saturday 6th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2013
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Record ID: WMID-8F58E9
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three copper alloy looped plate strap fittings and a hooked ring, probably from a sword belt of Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1700). The three looped plate strap fittings are all of the same type. They are sub triangular with a forked terminal on the front plate. The front is decorated with three transverse ridges, each decorated with small diagonal grooves. A rivet hole is present between the two lower transverse ridges, and continues through to the back plate. The top of the strap fittings continues into a loop which continues down into a rectangular undecorated back plat…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2022
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