https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/hand-grenade-58623.html Wed, 14 May 2025 09:05:11 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A cast iron ball-type hand grenade with screwed filler plug and brass sleeve for the detonator and safety fuse. The fuse-lighter, located at the top end of the brass sleeve, disintegrated on recovery and the sleeve itself is dislocated. Note The grenade is now inert, all the explosive charge having been removed through a hole in the base.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/powder-flask-58544.html Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:21:36 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		An incomplete nineteenth century powder flask with an embossed stag-hunting scene on both sides. The body of the flask is complete, but one side has been crushed, and there is some damage to the edge. The scenes depicted on the two sides are identical. The spout and stopper are missing.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/ramrod-holder-58437.html Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:05:32 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy ramrod holder for use with a muzzle-loading firearm. The holder is of tubular form with a mainly hexagonal exterior. It has a transversely pierced axial flange and an eccentric tapered terminal end. The holder would have been fitted to the underside of the weapon at the breech end, in front of the trigger guard. A further fitting, in the form of a simple tube, would have been located under the muzzle-end of the barrel, and depending on the length of the weapon, a third one may have been located between them. Together, they would have been used to fit and hold the ramrod when not in use. See also UKDFD 54581.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/dagger-guard-58318.html Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:11:11 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		An incomplete dagger hilt fitting, most likely a guard that has lost both of its quillons. The surviving part consists of the central sub-rectangular block with a sub-rectangular socket through which the hilt was fitted. One end of the socket is extended with what appears to be a fitted sleeve. On each end of the block there is the broken stump of a rectangular-section projection. The stumps have a slight angular displacement to the main axis of the block, as is often the case with dagger quillons (e.g. see UKDFD 32590). The two major faces of the block are decorated with moulded floral motifs, and traces of gilt are present on the surface. Both features suggest that the dagger was ornamental rather than functional. A very similar artefact is recorded on the PAS as PUBLIC-658BA1 and dated probably late 14th or 15th century. The decorative treatment of the present object, and the likelihood that it was ornamental rather than functional, suggest a later date. Oddly, both objects have broken in exactly the same way.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/powder-holder-cap-57839.html Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:36:34 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		The lead cap from a powder-holder of the 17th century. The cap is of circular cross-section, now crushed, with a flat base that has two diametrically opposed integral loops at its edge. Powder holders were made of wood, and were sometimes called 'apostles', because there were normally twelve of them suspended from a soldier's bandolier. They each held the correct amount of gunpowder for a single charge. Both the holders and the caps had loops (normally two) through which the attachment cord was threaded, and which prevented either from being lost. When the powder had been used, the holders were refilled from a flask. Lead caps of this type are often found on Civil War sites.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/dumbbell-shaped-bullet-57836.html Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:48:10 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A dumbbell-shaped lead bullet comprising two spheres joined by a narrower cylindrical shank. The bullet has a shiny grey patina and is probably of the Civil War period. See also PAS: NLM-60B15A.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/chape-57722.html Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:55:43 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A small decorative chape, most likely originating from a dagger scabbard dating to the post medieval period. It is constructed from two parts, an ornate cast front with integral sides, and a plain sheet metal backplate. The chape is semi-circular in plan, with a band of multiple small pellets and triangles to the body, and a curvilinear swagged moulding to the base that terminates in a stylised scallop-shell. For attachment purposes, there is a small hole on each side of the chape for locating a horizontal fixing pin. All sides have a been gilded and much of this survives within the recesses of the design.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/sword-pommel-22737.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A copper-alloy sword pommel, cast in the form of an animal head, possibly that of a dog. The pommel has elaborate moulded decoration overall and traces of silvering are present on the surface.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/scabbard-chape-56850.html Sun, 22 May 2022 14:57:09 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A knife or dagger scabbard chape consisting of two identical pressed sheet parts, formerly joined along the seams, which have largely separated. It is flattened in profile, with both faces decorated with grooves towards each end. The terminal is rounded, and one face retains a scalloped edge. There are traces of gilt present overall. Recorder notes that it appears to be similar to some examples of Georgian naval dirk scabbards.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/weapons-and-accessories/percussion-cap-dispenser-56840.html Thu, 19 May 2022 10:29:06 GMT Weapons and accessories  

Description:		A brass percussion cap dispenser with twenty-four surviving percussion caps. The dispenser has a suspension loop to attach it to a chain, and a circular hole allowing the user to see how many caps remain available. The caps are numbered 1 - 31 on the dial, with each cap stamped TR.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Weapons and accessories
Category:		Weapons and accessories

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