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Post by rhema1313 on Apr 27, 2018 5:47:49 GMT
What is your favorite 3rd-4th Century Roman Sword and why?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Apr 27, 2018 8:02:27 GMT
This one: A ring hilt spatha. I simply like how it looks, a bit like a jian. Later spathas look like migration period swords and have nothing special roman any more.
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Post by wlewisiii on Apr 27, 2018 20:01:47 GMT
When I look at Roman swords, one of the few I really like is the Mainz pattern, like Albion's The Allectus: The deep waist gives an almost leaf shape for cutting while retaining the "stinger" of the Roman preference for a stabbing blade. On this particular one, I love the hilt and grip's looks. Other than that, I find most Roman swords to be workman like at best and it's not a place I look to for beautiful or inspirational swords. The peoples from the northern parts of Europe did a much better job at that.
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Post by rhema1313 on Apr 30, 2018 0:47:08 GMT
When I look at Roman swords, one of the few I really like is the Mainz pattern, like Albion's The Allectus: The deep waist gives an almost leaf shape for cutting while retaining the "stinger" of the Roman preference for a stabbing blade. On this particular one, I love the hilt and grip's looks. Other than that, I find most Roman swords to be workman like at best and it's not a place I look to for beautiful or inspirational swords. The peoples from the northern parts of Europe did a much better job at that. Wlewisiii... The Mainz is a great Roman Sword, unfortunately it is early 1st Century. I am looking for input on 3rd - 4th Century Roman Swords as I am in the process of researching, developing and expanding swords that I can offer. I currently specialize in 1st Century Roman Swords, Historically Accurate, Personalized and Customized Mainz, Fulham, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and beginning to make Spathae. Thank you though for the input.
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Post by wlewisiii on Apr 30, 2018 3:40:27 GMT
Ah. Wish I could be of more assistance. Once past that 3 - 4th century era, I enjoy some of the changes that happen in the migration period. The Anglo-Saxon style with hilts influenced by the norse hilts (again using Albion as a sort of style catalog see their "The Thegn"...) but that jumps a whole lot of years into the Carolingian era. The spatha leads to the Viking leads to Anglo-Saxon and on. But I realized from your post that I didn't know that much about the earliest so I was glancing through wiki (I know) for leads and saw this photo: Now, that's interesting to me on a number of levels. Spatha blade in a decorated scabbard with a highly decorative eagle head at the end of the hilt that almost looks as if it could be used two handed from either foot or horse mounted. I also read of a trove of 90 "roman" swords of the same era found in Denmark and had to wonder the memory of such blades could be found in Beowulf. I could imagine that the eagle head is purely above the top of the single handed gripping area on that sword but I really like the idea that someone might be able to "longsword" that 3-4th century spatha if the decoration were made strong enough or the tang ran through it. Don't know if this is anything of interest or use to you but it sure made for a fun bit of internet searching for me
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Post by ctimmerwilke on Jan 30, 2019 19:10:53 GMT
Ah. Wish I could be of more assistance. Once past that 3 - 4th century era, I enjoy some of the changes that happen in the migration period. The Anglo-Saxon style with hilts influenced by the norse hilts (again using Albion as a sort of style catalog see their "The Thegn"...) but that jumps a whole lot of years into the Carolingian era. The spatha leads to the Viking leads to Anglo-Saxon and on. But I realized from your post that I didn't know that much about the earliest so I was glancing through wiki (I know) for leads and saw this photo: Now, that's interesting to me on a number of levels. Spatha blade in a decorated scabbard with a highly decorative eagle head at the end of the hilt that almost looks as if it could be used two handed from either foot or horse mounted. I also read of a trove of 90 "roman" swords of the same era found in Denmark and had to wonder the memory of such blades could be found in Beowulf. I could imagine that the eagle head is purely above the top of the single handed gripping area on that sword but I really like the idea that someone might be able to "longsword" that 3-4th century spatha if the decoration were made strong enough or the tang ran through it. Don't know if this is anything of interest or use to you but it sure made for a fun bit of internet searching for me I did a quick google based on your photo and seems a sword like that was found and seems to be unclassified as far as I can see
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Post by buliwyf on Jan 6, 2020 22:47:17 GMT
I prefer the spatha over the gladius. Guess I just like the longer blades.
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Post by Lord Newport on Jan 7, 2020 0:30:18 GMT
My preference is a big Pompeii Gladius with a 24 inch blade...in 5160 steel made by Mark Morrow. Attachments:
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 1:44:11 GMT
Well this is my favorite one that I own, Albion of course.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Jan 8, 2020 1:57:14 GMT
I love that display Gunnar! A perfect little shrine to the god of war. Titus Pullo would approve.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 15:20:16 GMT
Working on one for my Templar Accolade. Yep with Gargoyles and candle lighting.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 15:31:18 GMT
Well of course, do you expect anything less of me ?
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 15:43:20 GMT
To get back on subject I've been looking at this one. I know it's not historically accurate but it sure is pretty. I don't have a sword with a blade like that and I only have two gladius and I haven't bought a sword since last year ( December ). I only wish KOA sold them it would already be ordered.
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Post by Siward on Jan 8, 2020 18:19:14 GMT
To get back on subject I've been looking at this one. I know it's not historically accurate but it sure is pretty. I don't have a sword with a blade like that and I only have two gladius and I haven't bought a sword since last year ( December ). I only wish KOA sold them it would already be ordered. Where’s that picture from ?
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 19:24:15 GMT
The infamous e-bay coming out of Pakistan just a little over a hundred dollars shipped.
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Post by buliwyf on Jan 8, 2020 22:21:47 GMT
I'm the one who bought the roman style sword from ebay and it does come from Pakistan who seems to be making some pretty dam good swords lately. It's full tang not a rat tail or I wouldnt have bought it and it is a very solid sword. I love the damascus blade and it is extremly sharp. Balanced very well and I love the hilt, I guess it,s kind of a sort of fantasy style gladius and knowing what I know about it now I would have paid twice the price for it, plus the scabbard isnt bad either,Go for it. Mine got here pretty quick from China, supprised me.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Jan 8, 2020 22:35:46 GMT
CHINA, the one on e-bay says out of Wazirabad, Pakistan
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Post by buliwyf on Jan 8, 2020 22:43:26 GMT
Oop's my bad, mine says was made in Pakistan but it shipped from Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
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