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Medieval iron sword
Iron sword. Blade, guard, hilt and pommel largely intact. The pommel is disc-shaped with bevelled edges. The grip and guard are plain and the blade rounded at the tip. A thin, shallow channel or hollow runs approximately 3/4 of the length of the blade from just below the guard towards, but not reaching, the blade tip.
WA_SC 17.1
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
20.419
Find Information
Site Name: Cardiff Castle, Cardiff
Notes: found in the moat
Acquisition
purchase, 14/10/1920
Measurements
length / mm:869.0 (overall)
length / mm:675.0 (blade)
length / mm:127.0 (grip)
width / mm:171.0 (lower guard)
diameter / mm:64.0 (pommel)
Material
Iron
Location
location verified by SI
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