Copper-alloy, 32.51 grams, 51.01 mm. Circa 14th-16th century AD. A cast copper-alloy pommel plate formed as a D-section bar with short arms to the centre. The upper surface is decorated with a series of ribs giving the piece a florid appearance in plan. The central piercing enters the underside as a broad rectangle, narrowing to a circular hole at the top. The rectangular hole accepted the blade's tang, which was hammered flat onto the upper face. Reference: Wheeler, R.E.M. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, fig.10(7). Very fine condition. Provenance: found Gwynedd, North Wales, UK.

Copper-alloy, 65 grams, 37.27 mm. Circa 14th-16th century AD. A cast copper-alloy dagger pommel or hilt-cap with conical hollow to the underside and carinated profile. The upper surface bears four raised palmette elements and a ribbed cruciform design. Reference: Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, vol.1, Langport, 2001 page 88. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Suffolk, UK.

Copper-alloy, 35.05 grams, 29.95 mm across. A crown type medieval bronze dagger pommel. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Essex 2005.

Copper-alloy, 39.25 grams, 28.95 mm across. A twist type medieval bronze dagger pommel. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Essex 2005.

Copper-alloy, 155 grams, 61.27 mm. Circa 12th -15th century AD. A twelve-pointed cast mace head, reamed to accept a shaft of about 12 mm; the median row of four thick spikes is surrounded above and below by rows of four shorter spikes offset by 45 degrees; a thick collar below secures the mace head to the wooden shaft. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, pl. XVII. Very fine condition. Provenance: ex. Netherlands collection.

Copper-alloy, 95 grams, 57.54 mm. A pawn type chess piece medieval bronze dagger pommel. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Essex 2005.

Copper-alloy, 11.0 grams, 36.74 mm. Circa 14th-15th century AD. A cast copper-alloy hilt guard comprising a rectangular central panel with gently tapering extensions to each side. The centre is pierced with a rectangular slot to accept the blade's tang. The lateral faces are lightly incised with linear borders and the central panels feature outline crosses. Reference: Wheeler, R.E.M. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, fig.10(7). Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found Wragby, Lincolnshire, England in 1995.

Copper-alloy, 25.29 grams, 25.14 mm. Circa 18th century AD. A cast copper-alloy terminal in the form of an eagle's head with hooked beak and D-shaped eyes, and with feather detailing on the neck. The lower edge is formed with a collar. The head is cast hollow with a circular hole in the top. The casting is probably a terminal for a military dagger, the hole to accept the tang of the blade. Supplied with PAS report. Very fine condition, complete. Provenance: found in Walsall, West Midlands, England and recorded with the PAS under reference NARC-7169F8.

Copper-alloy, 8.86 grams, 23.96 mm external dia. Internal 19.50 mm, British size T, US 9½, European 21.26. 12th-15th century AD. An archer's thumb ring comprising a carinated elliptical band developing into a triangular extension plate. The plate is decorated with chevrons within elliptical panels along the outer edges, chevrons and ladder-motifs beneath. The band is provided with a lozengiform pad opposite. Reference: Murawski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, London, 2003, p.353. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 165 grams, 52.61 mm. 12th -15th century AD. A twelve-pointed cast mace head, reamed to accept a shaft of about 23mm. The median row of four thick spikes is surrounded above and below by rows of four shorter spikes offset by 45 degrees. A thick collar below secured the mace head to the wooden shaft. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich,1993 plate XVII. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Copper-alloy, 25.26 grams, 24.11 mm. 12th-15th century AD. A dagger pommel formed as a cylinder with rounded lower end and triangular extensions to the upper surface forming a stylised beast-head with open jaws; the almond-shaped eyes are placed beside the broad nose; the rear of the head and underside of the lower jaw is covered with rows of parallel lines to suggest fur. A central circular piercing passes from the rear of the head into the centre of the mouth. Pommels of this kind were used on side-arms such as daggers and poignards. Reference: Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, p.348. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.

Copper-alloy, 14.87 grams, 42.41 mm. 11th-14th century AD. A finely detailed openwork chape for a medieval dagger. One face is decorated with a quadruped with open mouth, its curling tongue extending the length of the frame and its bushy tail brought over its back to touch the back of its head. The other face features a smaller quadruped with its feet on the upper border of the chape and its head tilted back, with a long, forked, curling tongue protruding from its open mouth. The lower ends of both faces are strengthened with hemispherical bulbs, each bearing an animal mask with D-shaped ears placed above a broad brow. The side-faces are plain and rectangular; the end of the chape is open. Reference: cf. the beasts with extended tongues on medieval buckles in Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 p.458-61. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Norfolk, England.

Copper-alloy, 180 grams, 43.43 mm. 12th -15th century AD. A twelve-pointed cast mace head, reamed to accept a shaft of about 21mm. The median row of four thick spikes is surrounded above and below by rows of four shorter spikes offset by 45 degrees. A thick collar below secures the mace head to the wooden shaft. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich,1993 plate XVII. Socket chipped, otherwise good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.

Iron, 165 grams, 31.58 mm. 12th -15th century AD. A cast mace head comprising a rectangular socket, each face provided with a hefty bulbous spike. The socket is cast hollow to accept a sturdy (22 mm thick) wooden shaft. Reference: cf. flanged mace head from London in London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940, reprinted Ipswich,1993 plate XVII. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.