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Medieval iron sword
Consists of the blade (which was in two pieces but is now repaired), quillon, tang and a hollow copper alloy pommel of disc shape. The pommel is not attached to the body of the sword but merely resting on the quillon.
WA_SC 17.1
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
73.5H
Find Information
Site Name: Bailey Hill, Heyope
Date: 1949
Notes: found at the bottom of a 'reen', at a depth of 1-1½ feet
Measurements
length / mm:710.0
width / mm:143.0 across quillon
Material
Iron
Copper alloy
Location
location verified by JLD
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