Context (CMS Context)
Found: Found on the river bank opposite Plantation House. O.S. 6" Sheet XXII North East 5
Event Date 21/10/1988
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Two rivet notches. Flattened midrib; Surface corroded. Edge of blade damaged; Plain
Event Date 21/10/1988
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
A dirk with a short, narrow blade.
Event Date 20/3/2014
Author: maa

Context (References)
(Bib): Trump, B.A.V. 1962. 'The Origin and Development of British Middle Bronze Age Rapiers'. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 28. No. 49, p. 95
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson

Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on the blade in black ink: 'LITTLEPORT OPP. PLANTATION HOUSE'
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson

Description (Physical description)
After Burgess and Gerloff: Dirk with notched butt, flattened mid-rib and remains of two rivet-notches. Edges of butt and blade damaged. Surface very corroded.
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson

Context (References)
(Bib): Burgess, C. and S. Gerloff. 1981. The Dirks and Rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland (Prähistorische Bronzefunde Abteilung IV, 7.Band). CH Beck: Munich. Catalogue No. 846, p. 95, Pl. 105.846
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson

Context (References)
(Bib): Rowlands, M.J. 1976. The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain (BAR 31). Oxford: British Archaeological Reports. No. 1677, p. 401
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson

Context (References)
(Bib): Trump, B.A.V. 1968. 'Fenland Rapiers' in Studies in Ancient Europe: Essays Presented to Stuart Piggott. Leicester: Leicester University Press. p. 224
Event Date 9/2/2017
Author: Ben Hinson