Isle of Wight Council, Frank Basford, 2007-09-03 13:33:08
Title
Post-Medieval Military Sword Guard
Description
English: A complete cast copper alloy guard from the lower part of the handle of a late eighteenth century military sword. Length: 74.5mm; width: 70.6mm and 7.3mm thick. Weight: 61.36g.
The object is sub-oval and almost symmetrical in plan and has a raised border on each face. It has a central rectangular opening (17.8mm x 12.1mm) to accommodate a tang. At each side of the narrower part of the opening the upper surface of the guard has been chamfered by filing. One half of the guard is slightly smaller than the other half.
The object is in good condition and has a pale to mid-green patina overall.
This guard is similar to an incomplete example also from Yarmouth Parish, Isle of Wight. See Portable Antiquities Scheme find: IOW-479316.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date
between 1750 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 191969 Old ref: IOW-BEB276 Filename: IOW2007-30-10.JPG
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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