11-16-2010, 10:54 AM
One thing that as a longer term dream I'd like to reconstruct is Stilicho's sword.
The hilt is a bit of a mystery to me- what is behind the round shape on the top of the pommel and the tapered grip? What could that represent?
![[Image: stilicho.jpg]](http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/gaddis/hst354/Mar18/stilicho.jpg)
I see a similar shape in Honorius' sword hilt as well.
![[Image: Consular_diptych_Probus_406.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Consular_diptych_Probus_406.jpg)
So, from a practical perspective, what would this look like in reality? And why a tapered grip?
Cheers
Paul
The hilt is a bit of a mystery to me- what is behind the round shape on the top of the pommel and the tapered grip? What could that represent?
I see a similar shape in Honorius' sword hilt as well.
So, from a practical perspective, what would this look like in reality? And why a tapered grip?
Cheers
Paul
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