04-06-2005, 10:39 PM
Quote:</em></strong><hr>Does anyone know how long the ring pommel swords persisted in use? I mean, what is the latest date they can be attested? Did they make it to the 5th century?<hr><br>
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According to the noted Roman military expert Holger Von Graevert (I just got off the phone with him), the ring pommel sword seems to have had a fairly limited span of use among the Romans. It originated with the Sarmatians and became popular with the Romans during the Sarmatian-Marcommanic Wars of the later 2nd century AD. Oddly enough, while the handle, ring pommel and grip guard are fairly distinctive, the blade form varies a great deal-- sometimes you see a relatively short blade with a diamond cross section a la a Pompeii gladius or early Spatha, sometimes you see a longer, grooved blade like later Roman and Germanic weapons. It is most widely found in the Rhine-Danube-Balkan region; the type never seems to have caught on in Britain. It seems to fade from Roman use by the middle of the third century AD.<br>
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Now, about that Czech repro... what a beauty, eh? Wish I had an extra 2,800 euro to spend.<br>
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Someone mention an English version of this site... mind posting a link? I can't find it for the life of me.<br>
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T. Flavius Crispus <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 4/7/05 12:44 am<br></i>
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According to the noted Roman military expert Holger Von Graevert (I just got off the phone with him), the ring pommel sword seems to have had a fairly limited span of use among the Romans. It originated with the Sarmatians and became popular with the Romans during the Sarmatian-Marcommanic Wars of the later 2nd century AD. Oddly enough, while the handle, ring pommel and grip guard are fairly distinctive, the blade form varies a great deal-- sometimes you see a relatively short blade with a diamond cross section a la a Pompeii gladius or early Spatha, sometimes you see a longer, grooved blade like later Roman and Germanic weapons. It is most widely found in the Rhine-Danube-Balkan region; the type never seems to have caught on in Britain. It seems to fade from Roman use by the middle of the third century AD.<br>
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Now, about that Czech repro... what a beauty, eh? Wish I had an extra 2,800 euro to spend.<br>
<br>
Someone mention an English version of this site... mind posting a link? I can't find it for the life of me.<br>
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T. Flavius Crispus <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 4/7/05 12:44 am<br></i>
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Tiberius
Centurio Pilus Prior,
Legio VI VPF
CA, USA
"Oderint dum probent."
Tiberius
