03-15-2009, 02:57 PM
Quote:Hello,
What is the source of this picture please? Are you sure it is a gladius hispaniensis?
Isn't that a celtic handle design? Dunno about what's left of pommel and guard? It does remind me of roman pommels and guards but what do I know... Has it been dated? What shape, width, length is/has the blade?
Btw, I'm slightly disturbed that nobody seem to know of any metal hilt remains from gladii... A lot of
popular representations of gladii seem to use metal hilts, osprey(I know..but pure speculation??)...
Cheers,
Jesper
Which metal hilts are these?
The only ones I have seen are the ones posted above, i.e. the silver sheeted mainz.
The ones with the discs in the handle I believe can be attested to Roman Britain, a RAT member has just had an excellent reconstruction done of this typem which I have had the pleasure to handle briefly...
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[b]Legio XIIII GMV. (Q. Magivs)RMRS Remember Atuatuca! Vengence will be ours!
Titus Flavius Germanus
Batavian Coh I
Byron Angel
