09-06-2006, 01:11 AM
Salvete omnes,
Well I finally have some good photos of the newest gladius handles and scabbards I've made, so I can share them with you all
The first is, surprisingly enough, the Ljubljanica gladius hispaniensis scabbard- surprsing because another one of these was recently displayed, and of which I was unaware until I was well-underway with mine. I guess great minds think alike :wink:
The second is a new very authentic gladius pompeiensus scabbard- formed and constructed as closely to the way originals were as I can get. The locket is actually made up of a single large sheet of brass with an open back, and the ribbed longitudinal and cross pieces all separate and soldered on. The ribbed ring bands are only ribbed on the front and are simply flat on the back like the real ones were. In all the locket is composed of 10 separate pieces (including the rings) and the chape of 8 pieces.
I've made two types- the first the commonly-replicated locket from Nijmegen with the charioteer, and the second a rather lesser known but no less nice locket from Vindonissa. The latter has been further decorated by the addition of strategically-done tinning; the background of the decorative plates has been tinned, but the figures and several objects left brass, just as is the case on another beautiful locket in Nijmegen (I believe). The chape is not from Vindonissa but is of an appropriate style to go with it and is actually set with the tinned locket in Nijmegen.
In addition to the locket and chape, I've also directly replicated the scabbard palmette from an original in my collection- shown beside the one I made. The leaf is actuall hammered out to be fairly thin and is dished as the original is.
Lastly is a new guard I made for the Vindonissa scabbard that is also from that site- incised petals and ribbed bands make this one a very attractive form (in black walnut).
Well I finally have some good photos of the newest gladius handles and scabbards I've made, so I can share them with you all
The first is, surprisingly enough, the Ljubljanica gladius hispaniensis scabbard- surprsing because another one of these was recently displayed, and of which I was unaware until I was well-underway with mine. I guess great minds think alike :wink:
The second is a new very authentic gladius pompeiensus scabbard- formed and constructed as closely to the way originals were as I can get. The locket is actually made up of a single large sheet of brass with an open back, and the ribbed longitudinal and cross pieces all separate and soldered on. The ribbed ring bands are only ribbed on the front and are simply flat on the back like the real ones were. In all the locket is composed of 10 separate pieces (including the rings) and the chape of 8 pieces.
I've made two types- the first the commonly-replicated locket from Nijmegen with the charioteer, and the second a rather lesser known but no less nice locket from Vindonissa. The latter has been further decorated by the addition of strategically-done tinning; the background of the decorative plates has been tinned, but the figures and several objects left brass, just as is the case on another beautiful locket in Nijmegen (I believe). The chape is not from Vindonissa but is of an appropriate style to go with it and is actually set with the tinned locket in Nijmegen.
In addition to the locket and chape, I've also directly replicated the scabbard palmette from an original in my collection- shown beside the one I made. The leaf is actuall hammered out to be fairly thin and is dished as the original is.
Lastly is a new guard I made for the Vindonissa scabbard that is also from that site- incised petals and ribbed bands make this one a very attractive form (in black walnut).