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BRONZE DAGGERS. 



of the edges. They never have any handguards: the 

 handles are sometimes solid (figs. 17-23) ; this is generally 

 the case with those found in Denmark : sometimes (figs. 

 14-16) flat, thin, and evidently intended to be plated with 

 wood or bone : while sometimes the sword expands at its 



FIG. 25. 



FIG. 24. 



FIG. 26. 



Irish Bronze Daggers. 



base, and is fastened to a handle by from two to four 

 rivets. Swords of this class are generally shorter than 

 the others, and indeed we find every intermediate form 

 between the true sword and the dagger (figs. 24, 25, 26) : of 



