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Post by axeman on Jul 18, 2008 3:44:23 GMT
???I was just wondering whats your favorite roman short sword   my favorite is the MAINTZ ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2008 4:08:51 GMT
pompeiian style gladii
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Post by axeman on Jul 19, 2008 2:05:30 GMT
i guess not to many people are into roman swords
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Jul 19, 2008 2:12:23 GMT
the mainiz or the spantha
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Post by YlliwCir on Jul 19, 2008 3:42:14 GMT
I don't have a functional mainz gladius, tho I hope to get one.
My current favorite is my Kris Cutlery gladius, it is of the Pompeii variety.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2008 1:20:14 GMT
Though I mostly keep to the katana discussions, if I had to pick, my vote goes to the Spartan Lakonia...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2008 22:18:26 GMT
I tend to gravitate toward the various spathae (<sp?). I like gladii too, but I like the idea of the spatha's extra reach if it's going to be your main weapon (hypotheticaly speaking). I just did some extensive reading over at SFI the other night on Roman swords, and there's some quite surprising info regarding the vast variation in quality between historical examples. Yet further info (along with myArmoury's excellent article on historical blade hardness) convincing me that we place way too much emphasis on things like tang size relative to blade width, Rockwell hardness, etc. as modern sword fans. Apparently, some of the Roman swords "back in the day" would strike us as truly abysmal by modern standards, yet people used them at that time to fight wars with. Much the same could probably be found in the Middle Ages period as well.
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Post by axeman on Jul 25, 2008 19:22:58 GMT
I tend to gravitate toward the various spathae (<sp?). I like gladii too, but I like the idea of the spatha's extra reach if it's going to be your main weapon (hypotheticaly speaking). I just did some extensive reading over at SFI the other night on Roman swords, and there's some quite surprising info regarding the vast variation in quality between historical examples. Yet further info (along with myArmoury's excellent article on historical blade hardness) convincing me that we place way too much emphasis on things like tang size relative to blade width, Rockwell hardness, etc. as modern sword fans. Apparently, some of the Roman swords "back in the day" would strike us as truly abysmal by modern standards, yet people used them at that time to fight wars with. Much the same could probably be found in the Middle Ages period as well. yes i just got done reading that. thanks for the heads up lots of good info |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2008 1:09:19 GMT
yes i just got done reading that. thanks for the heads up lots of good info Reading as much as I have recently about the realities of historical swords has caused me to do some serious re-evaluation of my expectations and overall perspective of modern repro swords. I'd read a lot of that stuff before, but it took some time (and a good re-reading) to really sink in. The more people who see this stuff the better. Glad you liked the reading material. |
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Post by 293master293 on Jul 27, 2008 7:42:06 GMT
The Windlass Qama. Well, not really roman, but it is descended from them.
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Post by boduognat on Jul 27, 2008 12:30:03 GMT
I do like the DEL TIN Roman cavalry spatha. Steel blade, lacquered wooden grip. I agree it's nothing fancy and to many it may even look hideous ... but' it's the simpleness that gives it something appealing to my likes   |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2008 12:48:01 GMT
im all about the "waisted"body ;D gladius
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2008 18:31:15 GMT
My faviote is the one from Kris cutlery but I have not cut anything with it yet .By the way is this one Maintz gladius ?
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Post by YlliwCir on Jul 27, 2008 20:41:14 GMT
The KC is a Pompeii, Thana. A Mainz gladius has a waisted blade.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2008 3:34:01 GMT
My knowledge on Roamin' swords is nil. I have not seen any that wandered around.
Seriously. I do not know much about them. I do like what I think are gladii.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2008 4:03:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2008 4:07:31 GMT
I do like the DEL TIN Roman cavalry spatha. Steel blade, lacquered wooden grip. I agree it's nothing fancy and to many it may even look hideous ... but' it's the simpleness that gives it something appealing to my likes I have that. Its based on a spatha found in Koln/Cologne, Germany. I wish the grip/pommel were a dark brown instead of white, but otherwise its good. Albion used to make a beautiful Koln, sadly i never was able to get it. Just have to keep scouring the classifieds. |
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Post by boduognat on Jul 28, 2008 7:10:41 GMT
LUCKY FELLOW ;D you might have a point concerning the pommel but ... the way the "white" brings out the texture of the woodgrain gives quite some authenticity to the sword, don't you think  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2008 22:14:45 GMT
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Post by boduognat on Jul 29, 2008 2:44:54 GMT
AAAH ... Patrick Bàrta ... indeed a true " gem" under the (few ;D)European sword smith's !! magnificent stuff without any question !! |
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my favorite is the MAINTZ ;D
