Knife hilt

This wooden hilt belonging to a small knife was found at Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. It dates from around 1500. The knife would have been placed in a pocket in a scabbard.

Wooden hilt of a knife which was kept in a pocket in the scabbard of ballock knife or dagger LC 104 A, found at Coldingham Priory, Berwickshire, c. 1500

The hilt belonged with a ballock knife - a popular medieval type so called because of the distinctive form of the hilt.

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Online ID:	000-100-000-774-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.LC 104 B
Date:	Around 1500 c. 1500
Material:	Wood
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What:	Hilt, knife
Subject:	Daggers, dirks (NMAS Classification)
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Where:	Scotland, Berwickshire, Coldingham Priory
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