01-05-2007, 01:28 PM
Quote:Well, Saxon and Germanic blades are different from "Celtic", for one thing! You can find pictures in any number of books--Peter Connolly's "Greece and Rome at War" has a good basic lineup of Celtic weaponry through time. There are a couple Ospreys that have illustrations of Germanic weapons, too (with the usual warning that Ospreys don't get everything right!). Not sure if anyone has posted good illustrations in the Enemies and Allies section of this board or not, but take a look.
Do you just need information on what these weapons looked like, or actual instructions on how to make them? Grinding blades out of barstock is one thing (and can be pretty convincing!), but actually forging blades is not really a "beginner's" project.
A few good books can tell you a lot more than we can tell you here, but it still doesn't hurt to ask!
Matthew
Well, the idea was to get some instruction on grinding one out of barstock. Maybe I should be clearer in the future. :?
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Sic vis pacem, para bellum
Exitus acta probat
Nemo saltat sobrius
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Fortes Fortuna Aduvat
"The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one! Good odds for any Greek!"
