jan 1, 1506 - Carlisle axe
Description:
It seems likely that weapons were being made in the Carlisle area in the late Middle Ages from iron produced locally. 1406 <i>j wyrehatt cum j Carlele ax</i>, York (SS4/343); 1438 <i>optimum doblet meum et unum Carlele axe, unum salett,</i> York (SS30/63); 1454 <i>a pikeforke, a hande spade ... a Carlyle axe</i>, Nottingham (SS30/173); 1506 <i>I bequeath to old John Chapman my Carlill dagger</i>, York (SS53/255).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1506
Now
~ 519 years ago