LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - Submission

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My first object.




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It's a gladius founded at the river Rhin near Mainz.

It's from the axel Guttmann's collection. You can see the original object at the useful page of the LEGIO VI: [url:3liwxon7]http://www.legionsix.org/sword.jpg[/url]
[url:3liwxon7]http://www.legionsix.org/lockett.jpg[/url]


I have maked both the sword and the scabbard. Sword blade was made by a local armourer: Mr Antonio Prades. It has the typical rhomboidal section. The grip is a cow's bone (metapodia) and guard and pommel are from a hard wood.

To make the plates and chape of the scabbard i have used brass, like the original. I don't want to tin or silver coat the metal, because original ones seems to be unsilvered/untined.

Decorative patterns (Mars, Victoria, etc)are made with a chisel and a jeweler's saw. I don't want to use a dremel tool.


I have to put the suspension bands, the original ones was missed. I have made it with some rods and hammering/annealing work.

The scabbard are made with thin wood with a red tanned leather cover.

It's my favorite sword.

I'll post more things of my equipment next times. I don't have good photos of most of my things.

Thanks for the nomination