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Pitt Rivers Museum

1945.11.98

Iron sword with double-edged grooved blade, ring guard, loop guard (broken), S-shaped quillons and round pommel with incised shell design. A fringed leather strap is looped around the hilt plate. [LM 24/10/2007]


1945.11.98

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Collection type
Object
Description
Iron sword with double-edged grooved blade, ring guard, loop guard (broken), S-shaped quillons and round pommel with incised shell design. A fringed leather strap is looped around the hilt plate. [LM 24/10/2007]
Geographical reference
Somme
Cultural groups
French
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Forged (Metal), Process Grooved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 880 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.11.98

Search terms: Weapon, Sword