Celtiberian swords

[Jesper D]

Hey,

Thanks for all that info. That link was posted before, that is were I found the photo of the "el atance" sword.

So the type VI blade could be up to about 50cm and about 5cm wide...

You don't happen to have any actual photos of type VI swords do you? I would be very interested in their hilts, especially the decorations of the hilts. Silver and copper you say? Inlaid? Are some examples that well preserved?

If I remember correctly, don't some la tene I swords from gaul have metal hilts? If so, wouldnt it be likely that some of the spanish la tene swords had metal hilts too?
Wasnt the transition from metal to organic hilts mainly a result of mass production?
Wouldn't wealthy warriors still use flashy :mrgreen: metal hilts?

Also, even if the spanish la tene swords seem to have had mostly organic hilts wouldnt they retain the old design, i.e. atrophied antenna hilts? Have any hilts of spanish la tene I variant swords survived?

Also, were the metal hilts in spain exclusively bronze? Was brass or gold used at all?

Cheers,
Jesper