Copper-alloy, 85 grams/30 grams, 77.65 mm/67.54 mm. Circa 2200 BC to 1200 BC. Two fragments from a Bronze Age Group II rapier blade. The upper portion shows a very thick section blade with well-defined midrib (about 8mm thick), flaring to the point where the hilt is attached. The lower portion comprises the lenticular-section point, about 6mm thick. Both pieces show honed edges where the rapier was repeatedly sharpened. Both probably came from the same weapon, but were not contiguous. Reference: Moore, C.N. and Rowlands, M.J. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972, p.60-1. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.