copper-alloy Type \'A\' sheath

[LVCIVS VVLPES]

for the Nijmegen sheath, I am still waiting for info

for the Spanish sheath, the only info i have is "From Spain"

Crispvs --I agree that this is somewhat confusing and had previously led me to suspect that this particular sheath had been subject to some uninformed restoration in the past. However, now that I realize that it is a type 'B' plate attached to side gutters (or possibly a complete frame) the possibility exists that it may have possessed type 'B' suspension as there does not seem to be any evidence of suspension loops under the rivet heads. How type 'B' suspension would be attached though I am not sure. Again, I would have to see the piece myself. I wonder if Lvcivs has any other pictures from other angles which might help. Slits in the sides of the guttering are a possibility, although I do not know of a roman example of that technique. The pairs of rivets, rather than groups of three or four, are interesting and could potentially have supported either type of suspension. Of course, if it is a combination of two separate sheaths then the remains of the suspension loops for type 'A' suspension might be in their original positions on the frame and might be hidden by the type 'B' plate. I need to know more about both of these sheaths!


here an extra picture, and as you see, there is no marks or whatsoever of suspension loops, only a front plate and a back plate with gutters

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