Roman Eagle Dagger From DKA Opinions?
Mar 14, 2018 0:44:24 GMT
Post by antoine99 on Mar 14, 2018 0:44:24 GMT
Hey everyone!
I was just browsing and came across this beautiful looking Roman dagger for only around $30 (I'll probably get it from E-bay):
www.darkknightarmoury.com/p-48593-brass-finish-roman-eagle-dagger.aspx
It doesn't tell you a whole lot about the materials and stuff though, all it says is:
Key Features:
Based on the daggers of ancient Rome
Black and brass tone detail decorates blade
Pommel is shaped like the head of an eagle
Includes sheath with matching brass tone detail
Fantastic collectors piece or decoration
Great gift or reenactment accessory for Roman history fans
Materials:
Blade made of polished stainless steel
Hilt and sheath made of cast metal
Apparently stainless steel is fine for kitchen knives and stuff, not for functional swords (in general). But what about a "dagger" like this? How functional would this actually be? That's my main concern. From somewhere on this website it says that basically SS is not good for any blade over 12", but this one has an 8" blade.
After browsing DKA, it seems that there are a ton of very cheap (~$10) daggers with similar descriptions to the Roman one. I know it's obviously not top-quality stuff, but assuming they are at least functional, I had no idea they were so affordable. There's nothing mentioned about the tang or anything (again I'm 100% inexperienced with daggers). It says "great for reenactment", but I guess that could mean anything from full-contact to no-contact. I could e-mail customer support and ask them I suppose, but I thought maybe in the future if someone else has the same question they will find this thread helpful, and maybe I'll learn something.
Also I'm not sure if it's really historically accurate or not, but it's at least believable and the shape and decorations really appeal to me. The style of the real pugio doesn't really interest me that much (by that I mean those super wide, wavy-shaped blades).
Thanks everyone
EDIT: Also the impracticality of the eagle head pommel with that beak seems pretty obvious to me, you don't have to mention that
OH, and also, maintenance on something like this should be really simple, right? Since it's stainless steel, I don't have to oil it (I use gun&reel cloth on my gladius)? Maybe just a little wipe with a dry cloth now and then?
I was just browsing and came across this beautiful looking Roman dagger for only around $30 (I'll probably get it from E-bay):
www.darkknightarmoury.com/p-48593-brass-finish-roman-eagle-dagger.aspx
It doesn't tell you a whole lot about the materials and stuff though, all it says is:
Key Features:
Based on the daggers of ancient Rome
Black and brass tone detail decorates blade
Pommel is shaped like the head of an eagle
Includes sheath with matching brass tone detail
Fantastic collectors piece or decoration
Great gift or reenactment accessory for Roman history fans
Materials:
Blade made of polished stainless steel
Hilt and sheath made of cast metal
Apparently stainless steel is fine for kitchen knives and stuff, not for functional swords (in general). But what about a "dagger" like this? How functional would this actually be? That's my main concern. From somewhere on this website it says that basically SS is not good for any blade over 12", but this one has an 8" blade.
After browsing DKA, it seems that there are a ton of very cheap (~$10) daggers with similar descriptions to the Roman one. I know it's obviously not top-quality stuff, but assuming they are at least functional, I had no idea they were so affordable. There's nothing mentioned about the tang or anything (again I'm 100% inexperienced with daggers). It says "great for reenactment", but I guess that could mean anything from full-contact to no-contact. I could e-mail customer support and ask them I suppose, but I thought maybe in the future if someone else has the same question they will find this thread helpful, and maybe I'll learn something.
Also I'm not sure if it's really historically accurate or not, but it's at least believable and the shape and decorations really appeal to me. The style of the real pugio doesn't really interest me that much (by that I mean those super wide, wavy-shaped blades).
Thanks everyone
EDIT: Also the impracticality of the eagle head pommel with that beak seems pretty obvious to me, you don't have to mention that
OH, and also, maintenance on something like this should be really simple, right? Since it's stainless steel, I don't have to oil it (I use gun&reel cloth on my gladius)? Maybe just a little wipe with a dry cloth now and then?