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Sources for gladius hilt materials
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The Mainz picture is probably an Museum assemblage of parts of many swords, only with a museistic/ didactic purpose. The pieces are published in Miks.

The only pieces that aren't original in the pictures posted by me are the pommel and guard of one of the Nijmegen's sword, i think the right one.

The spatha you have posted is III century. The other two are strange (fakes?). The most difused in I century is the octogonal in section one with the four ridges for fingers.
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Sources for gladius hilt materials - by Jesper D - 02-17-2009, 08:55 PM
Re: Sources for gladius hilt materials - by Gregg - 02-19-2009, 07:14 PM
Re: Sources for gladius hilt materials - by Gregg - 02-20-2009, 01:46 AM
Re: Sources for gladius hilt materials - by LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 03-04-2009, 02:27 PM

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