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Object ID: 66887
Site Name: Clifts Plantation
Context Number: 44WM33-ST283F
Count: 1
Object Type: sword
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Material: metal
Material Subtype: iron alloy
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Remarks: unidentified iron tool with writing. Possible Dutch sword (re: Erik Goldstein). Not in original Clifts catalog
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SMALL FINDS RECORD
Small Find ID: 2748
No of Objects: 1
Location: Stratford
Conserved: No
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Recorder: Strickland
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Length: 5.43 inches
Width: 0.70 inches
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Category: Arms/Armor
Subcategory: Sword
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Remarks: possible Dutch sword. Marked with ATAGO or ATACO or ATA60. Resembles modified, bent sword or bayonet blade. Tags state "woodworkers tool with letters and numbers" and "sword blade, turned into a chisel, then bent for a screw driver". Unbent length is 9.16
Disputed: not mentioned in original catalog
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Verified By: Rimer
Record Last Update: 4/25/2014
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Blade Type: double edge
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Makers Mark: "ATAGO"
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Context ID: 1219
Site Name: Clifts Plantation
Context Number: 44WM33-ST283F
Summary: square 283, stratigraphic unit F
Short Title: cellar
Deposit Type: feature
Deposit SubType: cellar
Context Description: SECOND QUARTER CELLAR
Center X: 155
Center Y: 65
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