08-08-2012, 12:28 AM
Here's a pic of the Oberraden sica which I took when I was at Haltern in February this year. Junkelmann states total length 46.5 cm, length of blade 30.5 cm. He also states that approx. 1 cm (which is actually not that much) of the tip is missing.
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So far as I know this is the only one they found, except for the pugiones from Pompeii no gladiatorial weapons have been found. Junkelmann states in his 2008 issue of his "gladiator bible" a weird weapon, quite longish and fine found at Augst, Switzerland with an overall length of 74.5 cm.
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So far as I know this is the only one they found, except for the pugiones from Pompeii no gladiatorial weapons have been found. Junkelmann states in his 2008 issue of his "gladiator bible" a weird weapon, quite longish and fine found at Augst, Switzerland with an overall length of 74.5 cm.
