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The second winged axe was found at Canobie, and measures 
41 inches in length by 2 inches across the cutting edge, which is 
semi-circular like the Birrenswark specimen. The wings are 
triangular in form and are slightly bent over the faces toward 
each other. ‘There is no stop-ridge, and the butt is imperfect 
on one side. This axe is figured in the Proceedings of the Society 
of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. VII., New Series, p. 163, and the 
illustration is here reproduced.as figure 4. 
The third and last specimen was found at Mouswald, and 
measures 44 inches in length by 12 inch across the cutting edge. 
The wings are of lozenge form with rounded angles, the butt is 
slightly imperfect, and there is no stop-ridge. 
Il. Dagger.—Of the type of weapon known as dagger, the 
National Museum possesses a very fine example which was found 
near Gretna. It measures 7 inches in 
length by 2 inches across the widest 
part of the handle plate. The blade 
is fluted at the edge, and is strength- 
ened by a slightly raised ridge along 
the centre on each side. This blade 
has been attached to a handle of wood, 
bone, horn, or ivory, by two rivets, 
also of bronze, each 55, inch in length, 
both of which are still in place. This 
dagger is shown on a scale of one half 
in figure 5, and has also been figured 
elsewhere. * 
III. Rapier Blade.—A_ rapier 
blade of bright yellow bronze is also 
in the national collection. It measures 
10? inches in length, but a piece about 
? inch in length has been broken off 
the point. The breadth of the widest 
part of the butt is 24 inches, and the 
base is pierced for two rivets, which 
have been lost. These rapier blades 
Fig. 6.—Dagger of Bronze, with hold an immediate position between the 
Pree Tau BeOr: COON, dagger-blade already described and the 
* Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Vol. Il., New 
Series, p. 97; and in Dr Anderson’s Scotland in Payan Times, Second Series, 
p- 176. 
