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Early Medieval iron sword
Iron Sword of 9th - 10th Century type, with lower guard, grip and upper guard. The Pommel cap and lower section of blade are missing.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2007.4H
Find Information
Site Name: Hawarden, Flintshire
Collection Method: Chance find
Date: 2004 / July
Notes: A chance discovery in a garden in Hawarden, Flintshire, found during the excavation of a soakaway drain trench for a house extension. Later the site of the find was re-excavated for by Earthworks Archaeological Services, to establish a context.
Acquisition
purchase, 5/5/2006
Measurements
Length
(mm): 400
Width
(mm): 60 > 45 (blade)
thickness
(mm): 3 (blade)
Length
(mm): 80 (grip)
Weight
(g): 517.7
Material
Iron
Categories
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