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Belgrade Museum of Military History Gladius
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A very fine example indeed !
Before taking the 'border patrol unit' analogy too far ( latin, trans to serbian, then analagised, then trans to english might leave a lot to be desired ! :? ? )

I suspect the 'special forces' ...'border patrol' :wink: reference might mean the owner was one of the Legion's speculatores (??) Smile )
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)

"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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