Accession No
Z 20963
Description
Long iron knife or dagger. Single edged, partially fullered, full flat ground blade with flat back; blade tapers to a sharp point and features an elongated triangular cross-section; sloped shoulder and choil above tapering tang; tang pierced by a single round hole below blade.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Horningsea; River Cam
Period
Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 20963
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
303mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: in the river Cam near Horningsea.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Triangular sectioned with short tang that is pierced with a round hole where it joins the blade. Blade has furrow down one side near the top edge.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Long iron knife or dagger. Single edged, partially fullered, full flat ground blade with flat back; blade tapers to a sharp point and features an elongated triangular cross-section; sloped shoulder and choil above tapering tang; tang pierced by a single round hole below blade.
Event Date 17/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:16047
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