Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Neward-on-Trent Municipal Museum,Accession no. 31-55,Loaned to museum by J. F. Sherwin, Esq., Black Horse Inn, Caythorpe, Near Lowdham, Notts.
Site: England,Nottinghamshire,Bleasby,River Trent,Found in 1952 in the River Trent, near its south bank, 200 yards south of the Star and Garter Hotel, Bleasby.
Discovery context: river
Parish: Bleasby
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
Grid reference: Nat. Grid Ref. SK 726488
Year of discovery: 1952
Length (mm): 400.05
Width (mm): 69.85 at hilt; 31.75 at widest complete part of blade
Thickness (mm): 6.35 at central rib
Weight (g): 425.243
Patina: No patina, sword cleaned to show metal.
Surface: Badly pitted
Other: Length: 15 3/4" = 400.05 mm,Width: 2 3/4" = 69.85mm at hilt, 1 1/4" = 31.75mm at widest complete part of blade,Thickness: Approx 1/4" = 6.35 mm at central rib,Weight: 15 ozs. = 425.243 gms
Associations: Unassociated find
Description: Part of bronze sword blade; four rivets still in position at base of hilt, and the blade is bevelled from a central ridge to give two cutting edges. Slight flange along the edge of the hilt gives it a thickened edge. The point and the lower part of the blade are missing; so is rest of the hilt and the hand grip has done. Badly damaged cutting edge.
Publications: Unpublished
Remarks: Compiled Sept. 1957. F. Waters, [?Anthony Porter, Curator]