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#46
08-09-2007, 08:16 PM
Ok, then, Copper Alloy it shall be.

Would 28" to 30" be too big?
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#47
08-09-2007, 11:03 PM
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Vortigern Studies:11fi4e2w Wrote:Here's the parma (one of 4) I recently completed. Not exactly hasta pura material :wink: but rough, strong and simple.
U already have a vexillarius Robert?
Hi Ivan,
No, we don't. We're waiting for the draco to be finished. With only two members, another pole to carry around would be a bit much.. But in future we'll certainly look into it. Why? Do you know someone who can make us one?
A vexillum? Sure, the ppl that made ours, like it?

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#48
08-09-2007, 11:08 PM
Quote:Well, you get a mommy vexelaria and a daddy vexelarius, a moonlit night with a nice breeze, some soft music, a beach blanket and ----

Dogs. :lol:

Quote:A vexillum? Sure, the ppl that made ours, like it?
Absolutely, but I would like to have the unit name included, etc.
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#49
08-09-2007, 11:14 PM
OK. send me a sketch.
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#50
08-09-2007, 11:22 PM
That may take a while, I'll be gone for a few weeks...
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#51
08-13-2007, 08:41 AM
Almost finished -

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h303/ ... parmaf.jpg

It lacks only leaves shading and leather facing!
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#52
08-13-2007, 08:48 AM
Very Nice. Great job Martin!
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#53
08-13-2007, 12:59 PM
I like the dolphin/Neptune motif. Very nice.
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#54
08-14-2007, 03:42 AM
Looking good, Martin! And Peroni, yours looks great as well!

I was quite interested in this topic, as I plan to put together a signifer impression someday. Is there evidence that the parma's decoration matched those of the scuta, or was there more room for personal taste?
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#55
08-14-2007, 10:44 PM
Did the parma the velites used have a iron boss or a bronze or a brass? Or nothing at all?
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#56
08-15-2007, 12:51 AM
Quote:Did the parma the velites used have a iron boss or a bronze or a brass?

More likely a wooden boss and spina for that period(?) :?
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#57
08-15-2007, 02:45 AM
"More likely a wooden boss and spina for that period(?) "
....Have to concur with that - almost certainly this type. Though we have no illustrations of velites from this time, near-contemporary cavalry parma are shown with spina and wooden boss. e.g. various coins
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#58
08-15-2007, 01:26 PM
Didn't velites continue right up into later Augustan times? Wouldn't the boss have changed from the earlier wooden (Gaulish) style to the simpler Roman style along with scuta, etc?

I don't have any references, I'm just asking the question. In later periods, the velite was called skirmisher or javelineer, or light infantry, but the function was still there, right?
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#59
10-15-2007, 04:15 PM
Just thought I would add the Parma I just finished to the mix.
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#60
10-15-2007, 05:05 PM
Nice velites sheilds guys!!
Now, to the business of this thread!! Where is the ham you guys are on about!! :? P
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