Object: Sword
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Unknown,In possession of Owen Salisbury Beveton Esq. of London in 1796 (c); given to him by Edward Gatacre Esq., of Gatacre, nr Bridgenorth (c),Exhibited to Antiquaries 1776
Site: England,Shropshire,River Severn,Quatford,"...as he (Galacre) was fishing, some years since, at Quatford, about 2 miles below the town just mentioned (Bridgenorth), he drew from the bottom of the Severn, with his line, a brass sword" (c)
Discovery context: river
Parish: Quatford
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Grid reference: SO 73 90
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 584.2
Other: Length: "1 foot 11 inches in length" = 584.2mm
Associations: 8. SIngle Find
Publications: a) Society of Antiquaries Minutes, Vol.   , 11 Jan 1776, 295,b) Grace 1786, pl. XIII fig. 4, p. vi.,c) Moseley M.S. (1796), 7-9 - PRBA Library, pl. no. 7.1
Remarks: Archive:  Salop. S & M - SA 398, see duplicate set,PRBAF: SI; Ext. CI; Rec. SN June 80; Source: R