Object: Rapier
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Moyses Hall Museum,Bury St. Edmunds,Access. No. F63
Site: England,Norfolk,Hockwold,field south on Grange Farm ploughing for agriculture,1945
Discovery context: farm
Parish: Hockwold
County: Norfolk
Country: England
Grid reference: 701876
Year of discovery: 1945
Length (mm): 513
Width (mm): 38.1
Thickness (mm): 5.08
Weight (g): 368.544
Patina: Brown
Surface: Excellent except for butt plate
Other: Length: 19.5 ins = 513 mm approx.,Width: 1 1/2 ins = 38.1mm,Thickness: 2/10ths = 5.08,Weight: 13 oz. = 368.544 gms
Description: Excellent condition except for some decay on butt plate. Ribed. Still quite sharp.