Dagger, dagger and sheath binding

Dagger and sheath binding of a later type. The dagger has a broad strongly waisted blade which is very thin in section. There is a thin midrib defined by two fine grooves. The tip is corroded and has been restored. The handle is largely complete, although one outer plate is partly lost. The handle consists of a crescentic pommel, a grip with a central expansion, and a straight hilt guard. The handle is composite and made up of five layers. These consist of two outer plates of iron with a hollow section, two inner organic layers, the material unidentified, and a flat rectangular-sectioned tang sandwiched in the middle.

The open sheath frame was made from a single sheet of iron which was shaped and cut to form the side U-shaped side channels and front panels of the sheath.