Opinions on Balteus

[Crispvs]

I have to admit that it looks nice. I stand by what I said about type B belt plates above, but even I would have to admit that it would take a good deal of care and skill (and time) to produce the flanked bust or wolf and twins motifs using the original technique and this would probably push the price up. Even Holgar Ratsdorf's plates are usually cast, although he will make them using the assumed original technique, as long as you are willing to pay a bit extra. Within our own ranks we have quite a lot of cast type B plates featuring these motifs and they have always looked rather good. Although on one hand I am against the perpetuation of the cast type B plate myth, on the other hand there is one cast example (caveat noted above) showing acanthus leaves and so justification can be found. Still, as I said, it does look nice and I would not look away if it walked by me.<br>
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