Numero oggetto
54/417
Descrizione
This is the blade from an English boar spear, thought to date from the 15th century. It was used in boar hunting. It has side 'wings' either side of the blade point, to prevent the weapon sinking into too far into the boar's flesh.
Descrizione fisica
1 Boar spear: metal
Storico archivio
54/415–416 and 54/704–707 were presented to the Museum by the Royal Forestry Society as permanent loans. 54/417–419, 54/708, 55/279–280, 55/454–457 and 56/131 were presented to the Museum by Mr R. C. B. Gardner (of the Royal Forestry Society), either as gifts or as permanent loans. 55/279 was returned to Mr Gardner in 1962.
Data
1400-01-01 - 1499-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Fifteenth century
Nome oggetto
Materiale
