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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.
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
Categories
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