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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 237

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British Museum, but its place of finding is not known. A nearly similar blade, found near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, is shown in Fig. 257. Another example of this form (5£ inches) is in the British Museum. Sir W. Wilde * has figured some other examples of the same kind, from 3 to 4 inches long, which… … Fig. 255.— Ballyelare. J Fig. 25G. -Reach Fen. ^ Fig. 257.— Bally castle. * Fig. 258.— Ireland. I Before proceeding to describe some other symmetrical double- edged blades, it will be well to notice such few examples as have been found of single-edged blades, like the ordinary knives of the present…

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