Object: Short Dirk
Classification: Trump's I
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum ,94,12   10,53
Site: England.,BUCKINGHAMSHIRE,,Thames at Taplow
Discovery context: river
Parish: Taplow
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
Grid reference: SU 91 82
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 230
Thickness (mm): 4.5
Weight (g): 88.55
Patina: no
Surface: rough.  dark brown.   Two small perforations + 3 small pits.  Edge + hilt notched.
Composition: 2 Rivet holes
Other: Collection: numbers are aligned and when read as compass NESW points are  94   10   53   12,  Width entry reads "hilt plate 48.    blade 21",  Thickness entry is qualified with "blade"
Publications: B.A.V. Trump. P.P.S.  1962  No.5.  p.95.   No 7
Remarks: Not quite accurate.