Context (Display)
Hand-written display label reads: 'From R. Ouse opposite Ten Mile Bank pumping engine. Retains part of gilt leather sheath. Probably 15th century.'
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal

Context (References)
See lantern slide (LS.134978.TC1) in Photographic Collection.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
Dredged from River Ouse opposite the Ten Mile Bank pumping station (Modney Court).
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Pommel missing, down drooping iron quillons with knot terminals; blade has pronounced midrib running down to extreme tip; a small part of the sheath is still attached to the blade, immediately below quillons, and retains some gilding.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Iron quillon dagger with slightly curved cross guard and tapering tang, remains of scabbard attached. Double edged, hollow ground blade tapers to a sharp point. Cross guard consists of an écusson with two opposed angled ridges meeting at centre; symmetrical quillons curve slightly towards the blade with each ending in an integral twisted and grooved globular terminal. A flat, circular copper alloy plate acts as the ferrule above a squared, tapering tang. A portion of the wooden scabbard remains in situ, attached to the blade just below the cross guard; the scabbard’s exterior surface is covered with gold-painted leather. The blade is corroded with areas of loss along its edge.v
Event Date 21/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal