RARE VARIATION VIKING FLINT STRIKER, C.850-1050 AD

$165.00

Forged iron just over 2" length. Finely forged. Finely forged. Tapered, wedge section striking bar. Curved terminal opposite forming the finger stall and ending with a swelled base point, possible a stylized monster head. The curvilinear form is suggestive of the prow of the Viking long warship. The striking bar with a thin 1/8” width additional bar overlapping the base. The only example with that feature, the purpose of which is now lost, we have encountered. Conserved sound excavated condition

Item ID: B1914

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RARE VARIATION VIKING FLINT STRIKER, C.850-1050 AD

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