08-27-2009, 04:34 PM
Here is a picture I took at the Saalburg. You will notice the trilobates are of a different shape, having less nasty barbs. Also, they are a bit longer and less robust, having thinner flanges then the Xanten en Nijmegen shape. These are a bit easier to make, as they lack some filing of the bards. Bodkins (to the right) show both types, socketed and tanged.