Sword piece
Hector Cole, MBE (c.1939)
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron and steel
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 235 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Chippenham
Order this imageCollection
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
NT 1433772.4
Summary
Sequence which shows the stages in the Anglo Saxon pattern-welded sword-making process. 4: The bundle is folded and beaten into a square bar.
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