03-15-2016, 09:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-15-2016, 09:50 AM by Crispianus.)
If you want a one stop refence then " Hallstattzeitliche Grabfunde in Württemberg und Hohenzollern" by hartwig Zürn may be usefull, its basically an illiustrated catalogue of Hallsatt grave finds from that region.
But does include a large number of iron swords(and associated artifacts) which follow leaf shaped designs in various sizes (some are Really large), few have hilts and none as far as I see have metal scabbards which seem to be limited to daggers.. chapes are not much in evidence and surviving handles follow the Hallstatt designs shown in the thread so far...
One particular example from Gomadingen according to the text has a gold inlaid organic (perisable material) hilt and a wooden scabbard wrapped in textiles... a cross section of the scabbard construction is shown in the relevant enty, rather then being two pieces of equal form the main part is C shaped in cross section with a flat piece inserted to fill the gap bettween the horns of the C.
There are some surviving wooden scabbards(and organic hilts) from Denmark see P.V. Glob "The mound People" though this is Bronze Age, the scabbards might be relevant since they belong to leaf shaped blades...
But does include a large number of iron swords(and associated artifacts) which follow leaf shaped designs in various sizes (some are Really large), few have hilts and none as far as I see have metal scabbards which seem to be limited to daggers.. chapes are not much in evidence and surviving handles follow the Hallstatt designs shown in the thread so far...
One particular example from Gomadingen according to the text has a gold inlaid organic (perisable material) hilt and a wooden scabbard wrapped in textiles... a cross section of the scabbard construction is shown in the relevant enty, rather then being two pieces of equal form the main part is C shaped in cross section with a flat piece inserted to fill the gap bettween the horns of the C.
There are some surviving wooden scabbards(and organic hilts) from Denmark see P.V. Glob "The mound People" though this is Bronze Age, the scabbards might be relevant since they belong to leaf shaped blades...
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
