03-24-2013, 01:45 AM
A follow-up on Michael's post. :-)
Das Schwert der Skythen und Sarmaten by Waldemar Ginters (1928) has a bunch of good illustrations of akinaki and swords going right up to the late Migration Era. Some of the fittings shown are real classics; and if we could reproduce them, then our equipment would approach works of art. Look at these disk pommels. :whistle:
[attachment=6785]IllusfmGinters006.JPG[/attachment]
I made one of my Type 1 pommels in this configuration, not knowing if it was truly historically accurate. Surprise!
[attachment=6786]IllusfmGinters010.JPG[/attachment]
And here is a very familiar Type 1 scabbard slide, still made in China for their reproduction swords.
There's a lot more good stuff in Ginters, downloadabe for free at ScribeD. :lol:
Das Schwert der Skythen und Sarmaten by Waldemar Ginters (1928) has a bunch of good illustrations of akinaki and swords going right up to the late Migration Era. Some of the fittings shown are real classics; and if we could reproduce them, then our equipment would approach works of art. Look at these disk pommels. :whistle:
[attachment=6785]IllusfmGinters006.JPG[/attachment]
I made one of my Type 1 pommels in this configuration, not knowing if it was truly historically accurate. Surprise!
[attachment=6786]IllusfmGinters010.JPG[/attachment]
And here is a very familiar Type 1 scabbard slide, still made in China for their reproduction swords.
There's a lot more good stuff in Ginters, downloadabe for free at ScribeD. :lol:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
