The dirks and rapiers of Great Britain and Ireland

by Colin B. Burgess, Sabine Gerloff

Gives a history of research on the weapons, provides definitions and functions, and then catalogues and classifies the material in four main groups, also covering moulds. Peter Northover provides a metallurgical appendix, noting that these were not the products of a specialized industry even though not all smiths made them. The typological run is Arreton/Inch Island/Gavel Moss to Wilburton/Wallington/Guilsford/Corsbie Moss/Rosconner-Baltigall; 15th to 10th centuries BC.

141 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1981