Armor and Weaponry

Armor includes helmets, possible shields, possible greaves, and sheaths for blades. Not much remains in this category, most armor was probably constructed of boiled leather, or textiles with metal disks attached. Since leather and textiles are perishable, these do not remain in the archaeological record. Later examples of armor include scale armor made by sewing overlapping metal oblongs onto a linnen background.

Sheilds were made with wickerwork, boiled leather in a frame, or metal disks. They range in size from arm length and circular to body length and rectangular. Metal sheilds were usually small and circular because of the weight.

Helmets started out as cloth or boiled leather caps and transitioned into metal helmets. See helmets as a subcategory for more information.

Sheaths were also probably constructed of reeds/leather as evidenced by psudomorphs on the blades. A few metal sheaths do remain.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
9911C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Copper Lance-heads Poker type with square section and short tang (one broken) Type__
9912A	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads two, barbed and hollow socketted (both broken) [drawing] 1:1 Type VIIB
9912B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrowheads two, barbed and hollow socketted (both broken) [drawing] 1:1 Type VIIB
9913	(none)	(none)	B17343	Copper Object Long slender rod, one end flattened to a chisel shape, probably for hafting, the other end slenderer and curled. All over the curled end there are marks of binding with fine string or sinew. To it is attached part of a second perhaps similar rod. [drawing]
9918A	(none)	(none)	B17586	[A-B] Copper arrow butts 2 (one broken) [drawing]
9918B	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-B] Copper arrow butts 2 (one broken) [drawing]
9963A	(none)	1928,1010.331	(none)	[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) 4 The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]
9963B	(none)	(none)	B17333	[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]
9963C	(none)	(none)	B17335	[A-D] Copper spear butts (?) (4) The lower part is solid and seems to be cast: the upper part was made hollow and open down one side: the wooden shaft was inserted, the open sides brought together over it, so as to overlap and then secured by copper nails driven through the wood. [drawing]
U8124	(none)	(none)	(none)	Spear. Copper. Rectangular in section. Common type - poker type. Imprint of reed matting adhering to tang. [type VI]