Mediaeval Sword Chape

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Lee

Very nice and exciting to have found it yourself. I have always suspected that weapons in 'urban' waterways often came there by a need to destroy evidence.

I think the number of lost keys that can be found at a local boat ramp would suggest a much simpler reason. Especially when you keep in mind that pretty much everyone carried a form of knife then.

[Radboud]

That's a great piece of history Mercer, wonderful find.