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Sources for gladius hilt materials
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Finally I have checked this gladius, and here some more informations
tot lenght 58,2 cm
blade l. 42,4 cm
blade w. near the hilt : 6,5 cm
blade w. in the middle: 4,2 cm
weight: around 450 gr, but i still have to weight it

two damages:
- hilt twisted in a critic point , where the metal is highly adzed
- tip of the point twisted in the last 3-4 mm.

inside the guard , I found some small fragments of a strange and suberose material ( putrid wood ?)
here some pics
Marco

Civis Romanus Optime Iure Sum
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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 marcos - 05-14-2009, 12:19 PM

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