Late Roman Dagger / Sidearm ???

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

(No point in wrecking it)

I imagine that fine brass work is a little fragile. Once it's bent, it's really hard to make it lie flat after that. Sure is a pretty sheath!

The brass work is fairly sturdy actually, but like anything, can be bent.
And as it fits on a narrower belt, I will probably use it for a second and third cent
impression. But it is a beaut of a knife.

[chukissaki]

Thanks for all the help. Definetely some nice blades and set ups on here.

[Flavivs Aetivs]

What about the axes mentioned by Ammianus and shown in the Notitia?

You have a point, I have never really seen much of those in Late Roman Depictions, maybe it had to do with Foederati?

[John Conyard]

The larger blades may be more Eastern.....