02-17-2004, 12:49 AM
A shame about that teardrop pommel, if it is as inauthentic as you suggest - it's a strikingly elegant design. The other 'Mainz' gladii I've seen all seem to have the rather flattened ovoid pommel, like the Rheingonheim sword. An exception is this, another version of the 'Tiberius':<br>
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museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive...ainz1a.htm<br>
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...which has very odd hilt decoration, and a spherical pommel. Is this based on the original in some way? <p></p><i></i>
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museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive...ainz1a.htm<br>
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...which has very odd hilt decoration, and a spherical pommel. Is this based on the original in some way? <p></p><i></i>
Nathan Ross
