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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 220

An illustration from The ancient bronze implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland, 1881, leaf 220 — 19(5 | (HAP. VIII. SICKLES chord of the curved blades is from 6 to 7 inches in length, and one of the instruments still retained its original wooden handle. This is between 9 and 10 inches long, and is curved at the part intended to receive the hand. The end is conical, like the head … Fig. 231.— Three views of a handle for a sickle, Moorigen. of a screw, and is evidently thus made in order to give a secure hold to the reaper when drawing the sickle towards him. Sickles with nearly similar handles were in use in Smaaland,* in the South of Sweden, until recent days. * "Aaxbogerfor…

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