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14th September 2023, 07:19 PM | #1 |
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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. Below is a picture of a dagger with a 7 7/8 inch blade reputedly found along the Thames, though it is far less intimidating than the one you mention.
There is a nice article on these daggers at MyArmoury: http://myarmoury.com/feature_spot_bd.html. |
14th September 2023, 09:58 PM | #2 |
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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.
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14th September 2023, 09:59 PM | #3 |
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That's a great piece of history Mercer, wonderful find.
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16th September 2023, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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A little further off topic, but
Though it excludes daggers, swords and sword fittings, there is an interesting monograph on excavated knives, their leather scabbards as well as other cutlery such as scissors from the Museum of London. It includes a number of presumed maker's marks:
Cowgill, J.; M. de Neergaard and N. Griffiths. Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: 1. Knives and Scabbards. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1987. |
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