Record ID: SOM-A22BEA
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dagger pommel of likely late or post-medieval date (1400-1700). The pommel is a rounded sub-trapizoidal in shape and hollow. The socket is oval (9.86mm) from which the sides flare out before rounding with a smaller hole (4.77mm) at the opposite end. On each side there is a central groove from which two other grooves eminate from the socket either side, giving a feather effect. Similar to Oakeshott type T. Measurements: Height: 34.46mm, Width: 34.8mm, Width at base: 16.25mm, Weight: 49.65g.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farrington Gurney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1911D6
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy quillon (dagger guard) fragment probably from a ballock dagger of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date (c. AD 1400-1650). The guard is vesical shaped in plan (oval coming to points at the narrowed ends. In profile it is irregularly shaped as the left and right narrow edges of the guard have semi-oval protruding regions emphasised by incised decoration that serve to separate these features from the main body of the guard almost as if these were wings. The main body of the guard has is decorated by further incised lines. On one long edge these run …
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A57112
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy object, probably a dagger pommel, probably dating from the Late Medieval or early post-Medieval periods. The object has a flat pentagonal face from which its sides initially flare to a rounded edge which represent the object maximum diameter (20.33mm.) From this point the pommel curves inwards before starting to straighten into a solid shaft at which point the object terminates in an irregular and much abraded break. It has a dark green patina. The large circular face is 20.3mm in diameter, it is 11.7mm thick, and weighs 19.57 grams. A similar example …
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-065AFB
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy sword or dagger pommel, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1600. The object consists of four lobes, radiating from a central circular tang hole, each separated by an incised groove. These lobes are not uniform in size, and are raised slightly at the edges. The pommel narrows towards the base which is circular in plan, and the incised grooves continue to run down the sides, each at a 45 degree angle. The object has a dark brown patina with traces of orange iron residue where the upper surface is worn. The object measures 11.68mm in height. 29.69mm in diamete…
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-AC79FD
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dagger dating from the Early Bronze Age, that is c.2150-c.1600BC. In plan it is broadly triangular with a straight sides tapering to a rounded and now abraded point. It is broadly flat in cross section, with a defined 'edge' which is seperated from the rest of the blade in places by a slight ridge and in other places just by the way it narrows more sharply to the outer edge. There is a shallow central rib on both faces running from the hilt towards the point, it is less visible on one face where it is covered by corrosion products (see below) but seems …
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-53C4B4
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dagger cross-guard of probable 15th to early 17th century date. The guard is formed of central lozenge with two arms (quillons) that extend from from the sides and expand in width and thickness, trumpet-like, towards flat terminals. The central lozenge is flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section. There is a subtle ridge running along the top and bottom faces of the lozenge. As the quillons expand towards their terminals these ridges develop and the quillons eventually become hexagonal in cross section. The cross-guard is 47.2mm long (from to quillon ti…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-77BBB7
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy hemispherical object, possibly part of a dagger or sword pommel of likely Late Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is a hollow dome, with a circular plan and D-shaped in profile. At the apex of the dome is a sub-circular perforation, but it is otherwise plain. The object is highly abraded, but appears to survive to its original edge around much of its circumference, the edge has been folded in slightly in places. The pommel measures 24.01mm in diameter, 12.58mm in height and is of metal 1.0mm thick; it weighs 5.67g. If incomplete the object may r…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Lydeard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A2BFE9
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy hemispherical object, possibly part of a dagger or sword pommel of likely Late Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is a hollow dome, with a circular plan and D-shaped in profile. At the apex of the dome is a sub-circular perforation, with a localised area of wear on one side. The top of the dome is decorated with 8 incised lines arranged into 4 equally spaced pairs forming a cross or saltire radiating from the central perforation. The interior of the dome is plain. The object is 33.8mm in diameter, standing to a height of 12.4mm and made of metal…
Created on: Friday 21st April 2017
Last updated: Friday 18th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-28CB9C
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pommel from a Post Medieval, 17th to 18th century, knife or dagger. The pommel in sub-spherical, oval in plan and circular in profile. At the top is a waist then an expansion to a slightly mis-cast opening for the tang with wear or file marks to one side. The rim to this opening is more developed on one side. Below the missing area of rim on the top of the main body of the pommel is a circular blow hole. At the base is a smaller projection, circular in cross section with a flat base and irregular hole through it for the tang. The pommel is decorated with very worn sl…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B2F4D2
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dagger pommel dating to the period c. AD 1500-1600. The object consists of two lobes, radiating from a central tang hole, separated by an incised groove which runs from the tang hole across the top of the pommel and down the side. The upper face of each lobe is decorated with a series of diagonal grooves. The pommel narrows towards the base and terminates in an old break. Just before the break point is a circumferential groove. The tang hole widens out into a large circular aperture which forms a hollow cavity for the missing ta…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CF82C7
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper alloy dagger guard (quillon) dating to the period c.1200 - 1400 AD. The guard consists of a central block from which two arms project, one to each side and a hand guard or finger stop projecting upwards. The central block is oval in plan, with a rectangular aperture with rounded corners at its centre. The aperture is 8.03mm wide one one side, tapering to 4.33mm wide and is 12.81mm long. The two arms project from the ends of the oval with the tip of one arm bent upwards and one bent downwards. Each arm is broadly retangular in plan, terminating in rounded end…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-007F79
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy sword or dagger pommel, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1600. The object consists of four lobes, radiating from a central rectangular tang hole, each separated by an incised groove. These lobes are not uniform in size, and are raised slightly at the edges. The pommel narrows towards the base which is circular in plan, and the incised grooves continue to run down the sides, each at a 45 degree angle. The tang hole widens out into a large circular aperture which forms a hollow cavity on the reverse. The object is brown in colour, with traces of orange iron re…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F7B2FA
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy domed dagger or knife pommel of probable late Medieval or early Post Medieval date. The object is hollow and cast in one piece. It is sub-square in plan with a domed base which has a large lobed projection at each corner and cylindrical sides, mostly missing to old breaks. The base has a oval hole at the middle. Between each lobe there is an incised groove which runs from the central hole, across the top and, where the side survives, one continues up the sides of the pommel to the upper edge. The domed base is separated from the sides by a deeply incised groove running …
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornfalcon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2C396D
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy pommel from a Post-Medieval dagger. The artefact is hollow with a flat, circular upper edge, concave sides than expand out to a central ridge and a convex domed base with a central sub-rectangular slot through it. The base and central ridge are divided into four main lobes with wide grooves between them radiating out from the central slot. On the base adjacent to the the edge the lobes each have a central raised semi-circle with an indented centre. These indented cetres are also indents on the edge giving each main lobe a bi-lobed appearence and creating eight cusps …
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke St. Michael CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-62FD65
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken and incomplete possible medieval cast copper-alloy dagger guard (c. 15th century AD). It consists of a central hollow block with one long side and one short side effectively missing. This block has a large central aperture 12.1mm max. length, 4.6mm min. width. This aperture seem to widen, though without the side to measure against it is difficult to provide a maximum width. From the extant short end a thick arm (?quillon) emerges which immediately begins to bifurcate. Each prong is circular in cross-section once separated, c. 7.5mm in diameter. The ends of each prong are w…
Created on: Friday 16th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-76C394
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy probable hilt-plate from a medieval dagger. The object is broadly oval in plan with trapezoidal cutouts at the centre of each long edge. It has a broadly central triangular perforation with small rounded notched expansion at the wider end. The object has a shallow curve in profile. It is corroded with a mid-green patina where it survives; light-green corroded metal is also visible. Such hilt-plates tend to be given a 15th-century date, although they could be earlier.
Created on: Friday 23rd August 2013
Last updated: Friday 23rd August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bleadon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A63DE5
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy dagger guard (quillon) of late medieval date (c. 15th century). It consists of a broadly lozengiform copper alloy bar which expands at either end and widens in the centre to accommodate a rectangular hole (now blocked) - this would have taken the tang of the dagger. Extending to one side and from either end of the main bar, are two joined arches (resembling an inverted number three). The object is plain but corroded. Where it survives the patina is grey in colour; the underlying metal is red/brown. The dagger guard is very similar to refs. 628 and 629, illustrated…
Created on: Thursday 1st August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wells', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CBEB76
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy item, possibly the pommel from a large dagger or sword of possibly Early Medieval but probably Medieval date. The piece is a solid terminal which starts to hollow out before ending in an irregular break around all sides. It is rectangular in plan with flat faces and sides. The sides are angled in gradually at first then more abruptly to form a shallow point at the terminal. There is no hole through the terminal which may suggest this is the side rather than end of a pommel. It is 16.3mm long by 26.3mm wide by 15.9mm thick and weighs 29.26 grams. Due t…
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2012
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6477B0
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval - Post Medieval cast copper alloy circular pommel from a roundel (rondel) dagger with square central hole. The pommel is disc shaped with regularly spaced deep grooves radiating out from the centre ended in indents in the edge. The grooves top and bottom are aligned creating a series of wedges with rounded ends in a 'starburst' design. The central hole is filled with iron corrosion. It is 32.9mm in diameter by 7.7mm thick and weighs 31.10 grams. Roundel daggers were long thin daggers with circular pommels and guards useful for stabbing through cloth or armour and were used …
Created on: Sunday 18th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2780A4
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy quillon dagger guard of Medieval date (c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1400). The guard has a central block from which projects two arms, one to each side, and a hand guard or finger stop. The central block is roughly oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section. At the centre of the block, is a rectangular hole. The two arms project from the ends of the oval and are slightly off centre, stepped out from one side and stepped in from the other. Each arm is roughly square in cross-section, having four slightly convex faces, with faceted corners. The arms taper in width …
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 15th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alverdiston', grid reference and parish protected.