roman leather workers hole punch 5mm london find

A hand forged and hardened roman style 5mm hole punch (type 1) for leather work, based on find HOLO2 bank of england unstratified. for punching holes in leather and washer making,all sizes are nominal and may vary by a mm or so, sharpen with a diamond file, do not machine sharpen, for best results use a punch backing of end grain wood for a reenactment accurate context, made from case hardened S275JR steel

made in sheffield england by daegrad tools