3 15/18" medieval england iron clasp knife, bone haft covers with bird's eye decoration, clasp ring, single blade

3 15/18" Medieval England iron clasp knife, bone haft covers with bird's eye decoration, clasp ring, single blade - Found River Thames Foreshore, London

Until 1980s medieval folding clasp knives were thought not to exist until a few specimens turned up as Thames foreshore discoveries.One school of thought suggests they might have been used as personal razorsSee Artefacts from Medieval Winchester. M Riddle (ed) 1990
ALSO Cutlery for the Table by S Moore (1999)

Antiques.co.uk Ref: R2NNGWU9W

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no brand

Materials:

iron, wood

Width (cm):

1 cm

Height (cm):

10 cm

Depth (cm):

3 cm

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