01-18-2013, 02:36 AM
Robert,
I think I used the dating from Southard's book, The Roman Cavalry.
On the stone, we see a strap wrapping around the rider's right leg, almost at the bottom of what appears to a very short sword. That's exactly how I wear my akinakes-- strapped to my right thigh.
The helmet is up for grabs as to what it actually is. I'll agree on that one. But we don't see a lot of Roman cavalrymen wearing an akinakes. Not lately, anyway. ;-)
I think I used the dating from Southard's book, The Roman Cavalry.
On the stone, we see a strap wrapping around the rider's right leg, almost at the bottom of what appears to a very short sword. That's exactly how I wear my akinakes-- strapped to my right thigh.
The helmet is up for grabs as to what it actually is. I'll agree on that one. But we don't see a lot of Roman cavalrymen wearing an akinakes. Not lately, anyway. ;-)
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb