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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2010 0:19:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2010 4:34:12 GMT
Well the spatha was a cavalry weapon, the gladius was the infantry weapon. You could talk to archerout if you wanted a gladius made or fableblades if you are looking to spend a bit more money.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2010 14:25:46 GMT
Well the spatha was a cavalry weapon, the gladius was the infantry weapon. You could talk to archerout if you wanted a gladius made or fableblades if you are looking to spend a bit more money. I know about the roles of the two, I'm just trying to find a functional sub-$300 Spatha with a scabbard, preferably one that is useable with, say, arming sword training. Purely for scientific reasons, I swear ;D EDIT: TO clarify a little more: I'm taking some training in medieval swordsmanship soon, but I kinda want to satisfy my Roman fetish, so I'm wondering if there are any Roman weapons compatible with Medieval training. Cuz failing a Spatha, it's an Actium Base Model for me, and failing that, hopefully a Signature (in the future)
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Post by Kilted Cossack on Feb 6, 2010 16:37:05 GMT
bloodwraith:
Wasn't the spatha adopted for infantry use later on as well? For some reason I'm associating the spatha, infantry and Flavius Aetius---but I could be wrong (although, harrumph, it would be the first time EVER!).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2010 17:36:34 GMT
bloodwraith: Wasn't the spatha adopted for infantry use later on as well? For some reason I'm associating the spatha, infantry and Flavius Aetius---but I could be wrong (although, harrumph, it would be the first time EVER!). No, you are correct. From about the 3rd century onwards the Gladius was forgotten and replaced entirely by the two new main weapons of the legions: Spears and Spathae.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2010 14:21:06 GMT
About that second sword, I'd stay away from it... I saw that one in a shop and while I didn't handle it, it didn't look like quality work... besides, they didn't even get the NAME right... "sparta", sure.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 6:02:34 GMT
I've handled the Barnett spatha, and it was... okay. Weight and overall feel were pretty decent. Definitely better than most of his other swords (I've handled a few Barnetts. Overall -- they're not good. Overweight clunkers, the lot of them).
I actually own the Armamentaria Hod Hill sword. Very nicely made, beautiful sword. Very blade heavy. The blade has very little, if any DT and is very stiff (I couldn't flex it at all). The sword is manageable, with some practice, but I still don't think I'd recommend it as a sword for cutting (you'd have to edge it yourself anyway -- doable, but a lot of work).
Another cheap option is to hunt down some of the discontinued CASI Spathas. You might run into these on eBay. They're not really historically accurate, but if you want a "spatha-like" sword you could do worse, I guess. The ones I'm thinking of have a "full-tang" construction and look like they could hold up to some use (I have an older CASI Spatha, without the "full tang" construction, and it's held up to light cutting). Will they cut tatami? I dunno.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2010 14:26:50 GMT
buy a good arming sword and re-hilt it to make it look like a spatha. the blade wont be the same, sure, but it WILL perform as an arming sword,
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