12-09-2008, 06:20 PM
Brian seems to think the Guard wear their gladii swinging low.
I had a look at our pics and this is not the case . In most cases the pommel is under the armpit with a varying degree of angle.
I agree nobody knows how baldrick and belt interacted but looking at the variety each man would probably come to his own conclusions and inevitably if it works others would imitate.
Most of us do pass the belt through the baldric if we wear a baldric but there is no rule to say that is how it is to be done. In practice this arrangement means that when you are called to draw and scabbard the gladius it is there when you reach for it and you can see the top of the scabbard to get the point of the gladius in.
It works so I for one see no reason to change it.
I had a look at our pics and this is not the case . In most cases the pommel is under the armpit with a varying degree of angle.
I agree nobody knows how baldrick and belt interacted but looking at the variety each man would probably come to his own conclusions and inevitably if it works others would imitate.
Most of us do pass the belt through the baldric if we wear a baldric but there is no rule to say that is how it is to be done. In practice this arrangement means that when you are called to draw and scabbard the gladius it is there when you reach for it and you can see the top of the scabbard to get the point of the gladius in.
It works so I for one see no reason to change it.
Quod imperatum fuerit facimus et ad omnem tesseram parati erimus
