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Late roman knife - munazio planco - 02-27-2014
Avete omnes
It is a myreproduction of a late roman knife,the scabbard plate is in bronze,the handle in bone.
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Late roman knife - Virilis - 02-27-2014
Very nice! :-)
Late roman knife - Longovicium - 02-27-2014
Lovely!
Late roman knife - Statius - 02-27-2014
Lovely work
. How late is the knife and can you tell us anymore about the find upon which it is based?
Late roman knife - Martin Moser - 02-27-2014
Nice knife! Did you actually find an original scabard plate that is as flat as that? All those I have come across are more pronounced. See e.g. http://www.romanarmytalk.com/20-roman-re-enactment-a-reconstruction/251688-knife-with-quot-thekenbeschlag-quot.html?limitstart=0&start=15
Late roman knife - munazio planco - 02-27-2014
Avete omnes
The plate of the scabbard is from Vindonissa but I don't know exactly the datation.Martin your reproduction is really lovely!
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Late roman knife - Martin Moser - 02-28-2014
Hi,
the Gemllianus scabbards may start in the late 2nd century AD, certainly in the 3rd. For a detailed discussion of the dating and lots of detail pictures and drawings etc. see:
Berger, Ludwig. Durchbrochene Messerfutteral-Beschläge (Thekenbeschläge) aus Augusta Raurica. Ein Beitrag zur provinzial-römischen Ornamentik. Forschungen in Augst 32, 2002.
Late roman knife - M. Val. Naso - 02-28-2014
These ornaments are quite frequent in the 3rd century. Sadly, we don't know, if they survived into the 4th century, or how they were attached (the 2 rings-on one side thing is speculation).