ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store
ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store
ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store
ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store
ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store
ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD - The History Gift Store

ANCIENT VIKING SIDE OR POUCH KNIFE, 9th-10th CENTURY AD

$85.00
3 5/8” total length. Thin section for slashing. Straight back with curved edge point. Whittle tang, to secure it to the wood, bone, or antler grip, now perished. (See https://leatherworkingreverend.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dsc01382.jpg and https://inhabitat.com/melting-glaciers-reveal-items-lost-in-the-stone-age/ for similar examples with original grips.) Stable oxidation with a good profile, as typical for water finds. These side or pouch knives were among the most treasured possessions for Vikings, and rather than the large seax, it was they that were buried with them. They likely had spiritual significance to the owner during his life. A fine weapon, suitable for throat slashing as well as organ depth thrusting attacks. Excavated and professionally conserved with Plexiglas display easel.
Item ID: B1198

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