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CHAPTER VI. METHODS OP HAFTING CELTS. The perforated Axes of Bronze — Celts in Club-like Handles — Their Hafts, as seen in Barrows — Hafting after the manner of Axes — Socketed Celts used as Hatchets — Hafted Celt found at Chiusi — Hafts, as seen at Hallstatt — Celts in some instances mounted as Adzes — No perforated Axe-heads in Britain — Hafting Celts as Chisels 116 CHAPTER VII. CHISELS, GOUGES, HAMMERS, AND OTHER TOOLS. Simple form of Chisel rare — Tanged Chisels — Chisels with Lugs at sides — Socketed Chisels — Tanged Gouges — Socketed Gouges — Socketed Hammers — Irish Ham- mers — Method of Hafting Hammers — French Anvils — Saws and Files almost unknown in Britain — Tongs and Punches — The latter used in Orna- menting — Awls, Drills, or Prickers frequently found in Barrows — Awls used in Sewing — Tweezers — Needles — Fish-hooks ....... 165 CHAPTER VIII. SICKLES. Method of Hafting — Sickles with Projecting Knobs— With Sockets— Sickles found in Scotland and Ireland — Found on the Continent 1 94 CHAPTER IX. KNIVES, RAZORS, ETC. The Socketed Form — Scottish and Irish Knives — Curved Knives — Knives with broad Tangs — With Lanceolate Blades — Of peculiar Types— Double-edged Razors — Scottish and Irish Razors— Continental Forms. . . . . 204 CHAPTER X. DAGGERS AND THEIR HILTS. — RAPIER-SHAPED BLADES. Tanged Knives or Daggers — Knife-Daggers with three Rivets— Method of Hafting 1 I iggers — Bono Pommels— Amber Hilt inlaid withGold — Hilts withnumerous Rivets — Inlaid and Ivory Hilts — Hilts of Bronze — Knife-Daggers with live or six Rivets Knife-Daggers from Scotland— Krom Ireland —Daggers with Ornamented Blades— With Mid-ribs— With Ogiral I >utline— Rapier-shaped Blades — Rapiers with Notches ;it Hie Base — "With Ribs on the Faces — Rapiers with Ox-hom and Bronze Hilts— Bayonet-like Blades 222 CHAPTEB XI. TANGED AND SOCKETED DAGGERS OK Kl'KAR-IIEADS, HALBERDS, AND MACES. Arreton Down type of Spear-heads— With Tangs and with Socket — Scandinavian and German Halberds — The Chinese form — Irish Halberds — Copper Blades less brittle than Bronze Broad Irish Form -Scottish Halberds — English and Welsh Halberds— The Form known in Spain— Maces, probably Mediaeval . 257