09-16-2011, 10:39 AM
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hello Stephen
nice find you in this forum because (whitout know) you helped me a lot when i decided to make this sword in fact i started to take information about this kind of sword and especially about the handle,materials and tecnic of construction and one of the most interesting information that I foud was oon the forum myarmoury one topic that you did about this kind of sword.There was a photo of beautifull hilt and I had inspiration from this whit some chanching of materials.I agree that this kind of swords are the passing from the late roman swords and the early germanic migrations swords,some fascion was pass between thjis two age and culture.Now I am making exactly this one hilt in wood covered of silver sheet..we will see..
hello Stephen
nice find you in this forum because (whitout know) you helped me a lot when i decided to make this sword in fact i started to take information about this kind of sword and especially about the handle,materials and tecnic of construction and one of the most interesting information that I foud was oon the forum myarmoury one topic that you did about this kind of sword.There was a photo of beautifull hilt and I had inspiration from this whit some chanching of materials.I agree that this kind of swords are the passing from the late roman swords and the early germanic migrations swords,some fascion was pass between thjis two age and culture.Now I am making exactly this one hilt in wood covered of silver sheet..we will see..
PierPaolo siercovich