12-15-2013, 10:57 PM
Hello Dave. Good work.
I had written to you a long reply that got lost in the posting, somehow. So instead of trying to describe many and complicated types of hilts and guards, take a look at this e-book http://www.latsis-foundation.org/gr/elib.../book.html
It is very new, and it contains almost all the swords and weapons i have handled. Many of these are not in display in the museum and are being published for the first time. You will see a number of different hilt constructions, with solid guards, sheet covered hilts or all organic hilts. There are more hilt types, but i think this will cover you.
Khaire
Giannis
I had written to you a long reply that got lost in the posting, somehow. So instead of trying to describe many and complicated types of hilts and guards, take a look at this e-book http://www.latsis-foundation.org/gr/elib.../book.html
It is very new, and it contains almost all the swords and weapons i have handled. Many of these are not in display in the museum and are being published for the first time. You will see a number of different hilt constructions, with solid guards, sheet covered hilts or all organic hilts. There are more hilt types, but i think this will cover you.
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax