09-07-2009, 01:00 PM
I've made a simple version of this weapon, with a bone and horn hilt unlike the original.
My question is, how was it worn?
I assumed suspended horizontally from a waist belt. But at 75cm long I'll need a wider waist
I could suspend it almost like a cavalry sabre slightly behind my sword, or even to the rear of my waist belt. I could wear it vertically to the left or right hand side of my body. Is there any iconographic or archaeological evidence?
Best wishes
John
My question is, how was it worn?
I assumed suspended horizontally from a waist belt. But at 75cm long I'll need a wider waist
I could suspend it almost like a cavalry sabre slightly behind my sword, or even to the rear of my waist belt. I could wear it vertically to the left or right hand side of my body. Is there any iconographic or archaeological evidence?Best wishes
John
John Conyard
York
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York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.historicalinterpretations.net">http://www.historicalinterpretations.net
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