Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

600s Overall: 36.9 x 4.1 cm (14 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.) Source image
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The scramasax, a single-edged knife, was a general purpose implement. It could serve equally well as a tool or as a weapon and generally did not exceed 12 inches in length. As with most objects of the Migration period, iron weapons survive as excavated grave goods and tend to...

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