Sword piece
Hector Cole, MBE (c.1939)
Category
Metalwork
Date
2002
Materials
Iron
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 250 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Chippenham
Order this imageCollection
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
NT 1433772.1
Summary
Sequence which shows the stages in the Anglo Saxon pattern-welded sword-making process. 1: Billets of iron are supplied to the smith who forges them into strips.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust for the opening of the Exhibition Centre in 2002.
Makers and roles
Hector Cole, MBE (c.1939), replica maker