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Mainz and Pompeii swords
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09-20-2009, 06:31 PM
But if they were worried about costs, why did the scabbards continue to be decorated? Why was there so much useless decorative brasswork on the armor? Why did helmets actually get fancier? The cost difference between a Mainz blade and a Pompeii just wouldn't be that much. Experienced blade-makers have said that forging a waisted blade is really not significantly harder than a parallel-edged one. (It seems like more work to us because we so often start with straight-sided steel stock!) So I'm just not seeing that as a major factor.

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Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Jona Lendering - 09-17-2009, 10:28 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Doc - 09-18-2009, 01:45 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Jvrjenivs - 09-18-2009, 06:09 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Celer - 09-18-2009, 06:22 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Jona Lendering - 09-18-2009, 07:53 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matthew Amt - 09-18-2009, 02:29 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Jona Lendering - 09-18-2009, 03:40 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Doc - 09-18-2009, 05:27 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matthew Amt - 09-18-2009, 06:52 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-18-2009, 08:55 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Sean Manning - 09-19-2009, 05:42 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-19-2009, 07:36 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by M. Demetrius - 09-20-2009, 01:16 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by marcos - 09-20-2009, 04:57 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matthew Amt - 09-20-2009, 06:31 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matt Lukes - 09-20-2009, 07:55 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-20-2009, 08:06 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Robert - 09-21-2009, 06:07 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by M. Demetrius - 09-21-2009, 06:51 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-21-2009, 07:48 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matt Lukes - 09-21-2009, 07:55 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Robert - 09-21-2009, 08:13 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matt Lukes - 09-22-2009, 01:45 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Sean Manning - 09-22-2009, 01:58 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-22-2009, 11:11 AM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by D B Campbell - 09-22-2009, 08:03 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Jvrjenivs - 09-22-2009, 08:11 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Robert - 09-22-2009, 09:04 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Paullus Scipio - 09-22-2009, 11:32 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matt Lukes - 09-22-2009, 11:37 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by PhilusEstilius - 09-23-2009, 07:34 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Matt Lukes - 09-23-2009, 07:37 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Robert - 09-23-2009, 08:17 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Ron Andrea - 09-28-2009, 12:24 PM
Re: Mainz and Pompeii swords - by Robert - 09-28-2009, 02:55 PM

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