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The ancient bronze implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland (1881)

Evans, John, Sir, 1823-1908 · London, Longmans, Green & Co. · leaf 107

An illustration from The ancient bronze implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland, 1881, leaf 107 — cess for the handle are somewhat undercut, so as to keep the wood close to the blade when a blow was struck. The shortened proportions of these instruments are probably due to wear. In this instance it is not improbable that the cutting end of the original palstave has been broken off, and the… … Fiir. G6.— East Harnham Fig. 07.— Burwell Fen. Salisbury, and is now in my own collection. The thickness of the blade below the stop is nearly ^ inch, above it but little more than £ inch. The sides are remarkably flat. One, only 2t] inches long, merely recessed for the handle, found at Chatham…

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