Period |
Encouraged |
Optional |
Allowable |
Unacceptable
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Very Early (793-899)
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Seaxes with blades from 7” to 10” Wood Handles Decorated knife sheath horizontally hung
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Seaxes with blades up to 13” Bone handles
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Worked antler handles Undecorated knife sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH]
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Double edged knives Un-sheathed knives Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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Early (900-979)
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Seaxes with blades from 7” to 10” Wood Handles Decorated knife sheath horizontally hung
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Bone handles
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Worked antler handles Undecorated knife sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH]
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Seaxes with blades over 10” Double edged knives Un-sheathed knives Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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Mid (980-1041)
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Seaxes with blades from 7” to 10” Wood Handles Decorated knife sheath horizontally hung
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Bone handles
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Worked antler handles Undecorated knife sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH]
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Seaxes with blades over 10” Double edged knives Un-sheathed knives Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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Late (1042-1079)
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Seaxes with blades from 7” to 10” Wood Handles
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Bone handles Decorated knife sheath horizontally hung
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Worked antler handles Undecorated knife sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH]
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Seaxes with blades over 10” Double edged knives Un-sheathed knives Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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Very Late (1080-1179)
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Double or single edged fighting knives (not seaxes) in vertical sheath Wood handles
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Bone handles Decorated knife sheath Seaxes with blades from 7” to 10”
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Worked antler handles Sheath horizontally hung Undecorated sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH]
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Un-sheathed knives Rondel & bollock daggers Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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Angevin (1180-1215)
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Double or single edged fighting knives (not seaxes) in vertical sheath Wood handles
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Bone handles
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Worked antler handles Undecorated sheath Composite wood / bone / stone handles [RICH] Seax in vertical sheath
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Un-sheathed knives Rondel & bollock daggers Unworked antler handles Wooden handles with bark
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