A small riveted dagger, with two rivet holes, and the remains of an organic hilt. The blade is uneven and has been resharpened considerably in prehistory. There is no midrib or decoration. There are some notches along the blade and the point is slightly bent. Part of the hilt is preserved: a small horn shaped into a handle. According to the original catalogue, it is a goat’s horn. It is black and fragmented, partly damaged by the spade when it was found. A small cylindrical piece of what looks like bone or horn was also handed in by the finder, who seemed to think that it could have been a rivet. It measures 0.4 cm and is certainly small enough that it could have been used as a rivet. Brown patina with some golden patches. Length: 8.5 cm, the remains of the hilt c. 6.5 cm. Width: 1.5 cm (widest section of the blade)

Context:
Found in a bog while digging a ditch, about 1.2 m deep, close to the doctor’s house. The bog was surrounded by rock outcrops.

Location:
Eggesbøen (gnr, 38/1), Herøy, Møre & Romsdal

Date:
Older bronce Age Periode 2-3.