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Svärd till liten båt. Spår för beslag. Text in English: single piece blade, originally had a cap on the outboard face of the head (ghost visible), scallops in outboard face near head, outboard face of the blade is flat, shallow mortise on outboard face near head forms half of lifting hand hold, dado for reinforcing iron, inboard face of the blade is tapered, hole in the head, hole above reinforcing iron fastened with through nails. Some shrinkage, some erosion
Photo: Vasamuseet
Svärd till liten båt. Spår för beslag. Text in English: single piece blade, originally had a cap on the outboard face of the head (ghost visible), scallops in outboard face near head, outboard face of the blade is flat, shallow mortise on outboard face near head forms half of lifting hand hold, dado for reinforcing iron, inboard face of the blade is tapered, hole in the head, hole above reinforcing iron fastened with through nails. Some shrinkage, some erosion
Photo: Vasamuseet
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