150mm tin snips 10th century Novgorod region

a set of case carburised water quenched steel tin snips 150mm long designed for non ferrous metals under 1mm thick in any condition, this design is based on the smaller version (100mm) from 10th century Ryurik Gorodishche in the Novgorod region of Russia, made in Sheffield England by Daegrad Tools

0.8mm brass strip for illustration only and is not included in the sale