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Metal detecting holidays in England with the Worlds most successful metal detecting club Twinned with Midwest Historical Research Society USA |
Sword, Dagger and Musket
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C1000 BC Bronze Age decorated sword blade fragment C1000 BC Bronze Age sword blade fragment
c1000 BC Bronze Age sword blase fragment
Medieval sword blade
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15thC silver
inlaid dagger handle |
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19thC Dagger quillion
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c 550 AD Saxon gold dagger pommelViking sword Early medieval sword pommel The pommel, which is hollow and is curved at the base, has 5 lobes and appears to be of the Peterson L Type VI variety (Peterson 1919) The pommel is of probable Viking/Anglo-Scandinavian origin, a hybrid of both Saxon and Viking styles and dates from the 9th to 11th century |
Medieval dagger chapes |
Post medieval dagger chape |
1500-1700 belt slides
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16th/17thC sword hanger fittings
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy sword belt hanger plate from a sword belt, dating to the 16th century AD.
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A post medieval copper alloy sword belt hanger dating to the 16th century
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18thC bayonet scabbard tip |
Medieval knife pommels
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Medieval knife quillions
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Roman knife pommels |
Roman knife/dagger quillions |
Medieval knife/dagger quillionsMedieval dagger quillion A cast copper alloy dagger guard dating from the late Medieval Quillon guards would have been mounted on a dagger in between the blade and the handle, helping to protect the hand from a blow and also preventing it slipping down the blade
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17thC knife quillions |