Halberd blade of bronze

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Halberds were dagger-like objects mounted at right angles to the haft. This copper example was found in a peat moss at Whiteleys at Stranraer in Wigtownshire.

The halberd has a broad dagger-blade, with a flat midrib, deep groove and ridge, and a bevelled edge. There are four rivet holes, with the rivets still in place.

During the early Bronze Age, the first definite weapons, such as this halberd, appear.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-364-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DJ 1
• Date: Between 2500 and 2000 BC
  
• Material: Bronze; broad; with four rivet holes and rivets still in place
  Halberd
  
• Dimensions: 12.50" L
  
• What: Halberd
  
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• Where: Scotland, Wigtownshire, Stranraer, Whiteleys
  
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• Description: Bronze halberd found in a moss at Whiteleys, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
  
• References:
  • Clarke, D.V., Cowie, T.G., & Foxon, Andrew (eds). Symbols of power at the time of Stonehenge. Edinburgh: National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland, 1985, pp 97, 305. 
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