Object: Looped palstave
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,Kenneth H. Smith, Esq.,"Fernleigh", Codsall, Nr. Wolverhampton,(Drawn 2nd August 1929, L.F.C.)
Site: England, staffordshire,wolverhampton,finchfield (2 miles wsw of),dug up by owner in garden of house 6m o.s. wolverhampton g.5. 1-2.
Discovery context: gardening 
Parish: Finchfield
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 129
Width (mm): 23
Edge (mm): 29
Thickness (mm): 29
Weight (g): 284
Patina: Olive-brown patina, lustrous, on surface of crust.  Possible mark of thong on upper side.
Surface: Bad. Crust 2mm over solid metal, much broken. Ridges of juncture hammered down.
Composition: Bronze
Other: Width: edge 29mm; stop ridge 23mm; butt 15mm,Thickness: ridge 29mm,Weight: just over 10 oz = 283.5 gms approx
Description: Much damaged implement. Loop broken; ends patinated over. Edge blunt; worn down to core. Thick septum and butt. Low flanges broken away. Lips of socket curved, worn. 3 ribs on faces well-defined, original length 26mm; width 1.5mm.
Remarks: Another palstave of this type found at Wrottesley, 3 miles to NW is in the British Museum.