06-12-2008, 07:30 PM
Alexander, those are the drawings i have. I have interpreted the white zones with little dots as remaining of thin metal plates. The pattern is the same as the chape and mouth piece are represented, so i guess is the same material.
And if you see the cross section depicted, it's ilogical and dificult to bend the wood in that way.
Mikks in his description says the same, but with interrogations, because probably he haven't saw the piece directly. He says is bronze, so probably not contrasting colours, and all the piece is gold coloured.
About the second sword, you can see some remaining of a metal plate under the suspension band and over the blade (black colour in the picture). Under the palmette of the chape, seems too litle remaining of plate.
I don't know why (fashion?) but the covering with metal plates were very popular for Mainz swords.
And if you see the cross section depicted, it's ilogical and dificult to bend the wood in that way.
Mikks in his description says the same, but with interrogations, because probably he haven't saw the piece directly. He says is bronze, so probably not contrasting colours, and all the piece is gold coloured.
About the second sword, you can see some remaining of a metal plate under the suspension band and over the blade (black colour in the picture). Under the palmette of the chape, seems too litle remaining of plate.
I don't know why (fashion?) but the covering with metal plates were very popular for Mainz swords.
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