By the Rev. E. H. Goddard. 



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example lias occurred in Britain. The hilt was encrusted with a 

 chevron pattern formed l^y thousands of minute gold pins. 



In the same barrow, however, with this Dagger was found 

 another of (piite a different type, a heavy blade with stout midrib, 

 also with six rivets, and 13in. in length — the largest Dagger found 

 in the county (No. 24). 



It is, however, the true leaf-shaped riveted Daggers of Period III., 

 with their elegant forms, strong heavy blades thickened in the 

 middle, sharp points, with most commonly three rivets, and a 

 semi-lunar mark upon the butt end, where they were fixed to the 

 hilt, that are most characteristic of the barrows of Wiltshire. They 

 are fine well-made weapons, a series of engraved border lines fol- 

 lowing the curve of the blade, whilst tlie surface of the central 

 portion is often covered with fine pounced dots. 



Row Barrow, nr. South Down Farm (No. i()l. \ 



Those here ilhisti;iled are all at Devizes. The Winlei boiuiie Stoke 

 Dagger (No. 2-) may be taken to be tyi)ical, with three rivets. 

 That from Lake (Xd. LM ) hail six, whilst llu> South Down Farm 

 example (No. IG) is iiarruwcr in the bhul(> tliaii is usual in this 

 class of Dagger. AnuLher (Nt). Ijo), from a barrow at Idmisloii, 

 has a lliiii I'ladr liroad at. the butt with six small rivets, rajudly 



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