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Hello!
There was a standard length for the sword used in the trainings? there is some source apart from Vegetius?
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I would say your training sword has to have the same dimensions as your 'normal' sword. Otherwise your training will not be very effective.
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I would go wit hthat idea. I would want to train with a rudis the same size and shape as my mainz, or whatever other sword I was using....
I read somewhere they were lead weighted too? Any validity to that?
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Curious, because clava normally design a club. So, we can think they have used some coarse piece of wood, instead the well elaborated wooden swords.
