Gladii Service Dates

[Matt Lukes]

Quite so- there's a mainzensis displayed in the Carnuntum Museum that's described as having asymmetrical edges from apparent sharpening and removal of nicks, and it certainly seems reasonable that the small sections that are wider again down near where the point taper begins could be ground down over time. The corrosion and indeed the bits of wood left by the disintegrated scabbard body dont' help however...