Bronze Age Dagger Blade - Rapier or Dirk - 1200 BC

Hi All,
Got a few hours out yesterday afternoon visiting the 'Bronze Age' farm again.
After a very quiet start (only a couple of buttons in the 1st hour) a few 'recent' coins showed up - George V 1921 Florin, George VI Sixpence, etc and then this as I walked up the slope:
Bronze Age Dagger blade - Rapier or Dirk - around 1200 BC:
 
 
 
 
 





Quite possibly a votive deposit rather than it having been lost.

13cm in length, 4cm at widest part tapering to 1cm - wafer thin probably only about 3mm down central rib sloping down to nothing at the sides - weighs around 50g.

It would have had 'rivets' at the butt end attaching it to a bone or horn handle - A thrusting weapon.

A nice few hours in the sun rewarded also with £2.01 modern money towards the cold beer fund! 
 
 
 
 

There's 2 more fields just been cut - hoping to get back on there next week.

 

that blade is a killer find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      MR TUFF

Nice find bud!  Not too many people can say they've dug a dirk that old 

 Fantastic. It is a Dirk or maybe have you considered spear point. The rapier was the dueling sword the Dirk the dagger so to speak. Man that is just a great find. Very thin and still looks sharp. I think that is a very rare find.
 Congratulations sir !!
TnMtns

WOW.... sweet find.. banner vote bud...great job.

[BANNER!]

Ditto to ALL the positive remarks, WOW what a great find congratulations amigo!    I would have likely broken my neck trying to do a backflip if I ever found something like that!  I am voting BANNER!    
Oroblanco

Fantastic. It is a Dirk or maybe have you considered spear point. The rapier was the dueling sword the Dirk the dagger so to speak. Man that is just a great find. Very thin and still looks sharp. I think that is a very rare find.
 Congratulations sir !!
TnMtns

I thought it was a 'Spear Point' at first, yes (not dug one before.. perhaps I will though here) and we all thought it could be back at the farm, It wasn't until I got back home to my books that I could rule Bronze Age Spear out as these were 'Socketed' for the shaft to fit in to. The 2 'rivet' holes (remains of) gave it away.
Since had confirmation from the museum that it is a Dirk (they'll have it off me next month). Also mentioned that items like this were not usually lost but placed as a votive offering, there are some burial mounds not too far from this field.... Could be digging a body up next.. oh dear!

that blade is a killer find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!      MR TUFF

"Killer Find" indeed - I wonder how many it has been used to kill by its previous owner.

awesome blade 

Something Dad & I are yet to find, maybe never will, my Banner votes in

I will say it again, for a recently joined member to the hobby, your on fire

...I will say it again, for a recently joined member to the hobby, your on fire ...

Thanks Crusader...  More than just a hobby, its become an obsession! The Grand Piano in the corner of the room can't be seen anymore, it's now become a table for pots of finds, books, maps, internet print-outs, horns, skulls etc.. Looking more like a science museum every day. Have recently bought a SEF coil for my etrac 15" x 18" - I don't use it all of the time but on the old pasture fields its picked up things that my normal coil hasn't - still waiting for that gold coin though!

   excellent find, as far as weapons the only to be older is stone incredible Banner for sure !!  Dd60
 

Gosh!  I made the banner..    Yippee
Just been given 2 new fields to go in in the next village too - what a lovely day x

Gosh!  I made the banner..    Yippee
Just been given 2 new fields to go in in the next village too - what a lovely day x

Congrats on the Banner well deserved  Dd60

Good eyes Dave, way to keep your eyes on the ground! Enjoyed your video as well.
Congratulations on making the Banner too

Hi, that's a great looking dagger blade   I agree, that is A VERY deserving piece   Congratulations

Wow fantasic find......... 

You just mind the top of that grand piano David.....Great finds tho.....enjoyed the pictures and video.......congratulations on the banner..



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...You just mind the top of that grand piano David.....
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Thanks Unicorn - got a thick cover over it, got to take great care of this one as a few important fingers have played on its keys, Stevie Wonder, Jools Holland, etc - do you play? 

The dagger is a stunning find congrats!  

Amazing! it kept so well over all these years. Good one, good luck on finding more!!

Big congrat's on the dagger and the banner.

...I will say it again, for a recently joined member to the hobby, your on fire ...

Thanks Crusader...  More than just a hobby, its become an obsession! The Grand Piano in the corner of the room can't be seen anymore, it's now become a table for pots of finds, books, maps, internet print-outs, horns, skulls etc.. Looking more like a science museum every day. Have recently bought a SEF coil for my etrac 15" x 18" - I don't use it all of the time but on the old pasture fields its picked up things that my normal coil hasn't - still waiting for that gold coin though!

Yeap, always knew you were the right animal for the job

PS.  BANNER TIME

WOW WHAT A FIND

A BIG congratulations on your Banner Find!  Now, keep those open tubs half filled with water off that piano!  From one musician to another, one day I would love to own a vintage Steinway Grand--either late 1930s or early 1940s.   

Cheers,


Buckles

Unfortunately I do not play the piano David but can appreciate the beauty of a "grand".  Jools Holland, and Stevie Wonder, no less.  Are you in the "wonderous" of Jazz.


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congrats david..what a beaut

Congrats David on making the banner
with that awesome piece of history !

Wow, congrats on a great find and in making the Banner.

Well done David   ! Congratulations on your banner and lance ...... I missed your post ,sorry.  
Hispan.

Super duper find! Excellent find for sure!

Well done David   ! Congratulations on your banner and lance ...... I missed your post ,sorry.  
Hispan.

Its a dirk (dagger).

Had a couple of hours back on the field yesterday before the rain came to see if I could find another... Came away with just 2 Halfpennies 1914 & 1943 and 2 Livery buttons 'Lurcher' and 'Dragon & triple-towered Castle) - 18th/19th century I think :

 

Will be back up there in a couple of weeks hopefully.

David...Sorry for the interruption in this thread, but I must ask you. Have you ever been told that you resemble Ian Botham. For all of those who are'nt familiar with him he is or was a cricketer.

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