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Reference Name LCNCC : 1956.1
sword with wide quillons, one with remaining terminal has quatrefoil piercing, very short hilt, the wheel pommel has probably been forced onto the broken end, the blade has a fuller running along its length, the fuller is inlaid with brass wire in the form of 3 maltese crosses on one side and 2 maltese crosses flanking 3 'N' with 2 lozenges on the other
Physical Dimensions:
- length: 1000 mm
- width: mm
- height: mm
- diameter: mm
Material: iron
Completeness: %
Period: Medieval
Period: 14th Century
Place Name: River Witham
Place Name: Bardney (near)
Place Name: Lincolnshire
Place Name: UK
Commentary: A fourteenth century iron sword found in the river Witham in 1787-8 with a number of other medieval swords, presented to the museum by Mrs. L. Harding. On the blade is a gilt inlay design.
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