The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland. — John Shaqi
The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland.Evans, John
History
The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland.
Evans, John
Bronze age -- Great Britain; Bronze age -- Ireland; Great Britain -- Antiquities
Simple form of Chisel rare—Tanged Chisels—Chisels with
Lugs at sides—Socketed Chisels—Tanged Gouges—Socketed
Gouges—Socketed Hammers—Irish Hammers—Method of Hafting
Hammers—French Anvils—Saws and Files almost unknown in
Britain—Tongs and Punches—The latter used in Ornamenting—Awls,
Drills, or Prickers frequently found in Barrows—Awls used in
Sewing—Tweezers—Needles—Fish-hooks 165
CHAPTER VIII.
SICKLES.
Method of Hafting—Sickles with Projecting Knobs—With
Sockets—Sickles found in Scotland and Ireland—Found on the
Continent 194
CHAPTER IX.
KNIVES, RAZORS, ETC.
The Socketed Form—Scottish and Irish Knives—Curved
Knives—Knives with broad Tangs—With Lanceolate Blades—Of
peculiar Types—Double-edged Razors—Scottish and Irish
Razors—Continental Forms 204
CHAPTER X.
DAGGERS AND THEIR HILTS.—RAPIER-SHAPED BLADES.
Tanged Knives or Daggers—Knife-Daggers with three Rivets—Method
of Hafting Daggers—Bone Pommels—Amber Hilt inlaid with
Gold—Hilts with numerous Rivets—Inlaid and Ivory Hilts—Hilts
of Bronze—Knife-Daggers with five or six Rivets—Knife-Daggers
from Scotland—From Ireland—Daggers with Ornamented Blades—With
Mid-ribs—With Ogival Outline—Rapier-shaped Blades—Rapiers with
Notches at the Base—With Ribs on the Faces—Rapiers with Ox-horn
and Bronze Hilts—Bayonet-like Blades 222
CHAPTER XI.
TANGED AND SOCKETED DAGGERS OR SPEAR-HEADS, HALBERDS, AND MACES.
Arreton Down type of Spear-heads—With Tangs and with
Socket—Scandinavian and German Halberds—The Chinese Form—Irish
Halberds—Copper Blades less brittle than Bronze—Broad Irish
Form—Scottish Halberds—English and Welsh Halberds—The Form
known in Spain—Maces, probably Mediæval 257
CHAPTER XII.
LEAF-SHAPED SWORDS.
Their Occurrence in British Barrows not authenticated—Occur
with Interments in Scandinavia—The Roman Sword—British
Swords—Disputes as to their Age—Hilts proportional to
Blades—Swords with Central Slots in Hilt-plate—With many
Rivet-holes—With Central Rib on Blade—Representation of
Sword on Italian Coin—Those with Hilts of Bronze—Localities
where found—Comparison with Continental Types—Swords found
in Scotland—In Ireland—In France—Swords with Hilts of
Bone—Decorated with Gold—Continental Types—Early Iron Swords 273
CHAPTER XIII.
SCABBARDS AND CHAPES.
Sheaths with Bronze Ends—Wooden Sheaths—Bronze Sheaths—Ends
of Sword-Sheaths or Scabbard Ends—Chapes from England and
Ireland—Spiked Chapes—Mouth-pieces for Sheaths—Ferrules on
Sword-Hilts 301
CHAPTER XIV.
SPEAR-HEADS, LANCE-HEADS, ETC.
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