09-11-2009, 07:39 AM
Hi Paul,
I admire your honesty
I have no idea either.
Barta's reconstruction uses a scabbard slide to hang vertically, but no slide was associated with the weapon.
Graham Sumner used a horizontal suspension system for the weapon in his RMC Vol. 3. I'll try this method first, just tying the weapon at the point of balance on to a waist belt.
My version of the weapon is a poor one and my first attempt at a sword. It must have cost under £15 in raw materials so I don't mind. It was something to do while making and mending other equipment.
I admire your honesty
I have no idea either. Barta's reconstruction uses a scabbard slide to hang vertically, but no slide was associated with the weapon.
Graham Sumner used a horizontal suspension system for the weapon in his RMC Vol. 3. I'll try this method first, just tying the weapon at the point of balance on to a waist belt.
My version of the weapon is a poor one and my first attempt at a sword. It must have cost under £15 in raw materials so I don't mind. It was something to do while making and mending other equipment.
John Conyard
York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
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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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