Sword piece
Hector Cole, MBE (c.1939)
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel alloy
Measurements
37 mm (Width); 9 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Chippenham
Order this imageCollection
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
NT 1433772.10.2
Summary
Sequence showing the stages in the Anglo Saxon pattern-welded sword-making process. 10: The resulting sword blank is then ground and polished.
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