in excavated condition, with broad curved single-edged blade formed with a pair of slender fullers along the back-edge on each face and struck with three marks, a double fleur-de-lys between two wheels (the forward three-quarters of the blade missing), iron hilt comprising vertically recurved quillons with writhen bud-shaped finials, outer guard pierced with shaped panels (chips) flanked by two further bars en suite, bifurcated inner-guard and thumb-loop (pommel and grip missing), 28.7 cm overall