11-04-2011, 07:20 AM
Mithras/Paul and Crispvs,
Thank you both for the great constructive criticism which is exactly what I was looking for.
Mithras/Paul , you are correct on the greaves being a bit later in pattern. They were made by Matt Luke's as was the gladius and scabbard. I also own a earlier over the knee set of greaves.
Crispvs/Paul- in going through Miks, I did not find a scabbard that might fit.....then just now took a more critical look at scabbards and while I cannot read German, A596 and A606 might work, but I am not tracking or aware of any comple scabbard they do not appear to be embossed at all.
On the belt, I thought that the open plate finds we're not found or dated any earlier the the Antonine period or maybe a bit earlier to the Hadrian period.
I agree on the pugio. I also have a copy of the Melun pugio, but my thought was they were both comtemporay.
In my madness, I tend to default back to earlier deposits.
What has been a challenge with this snapshot in time is what seems to be a lack of deposits for such a major campaign at least published in English or Spainish. Might be a good topic in a different category here.
The comments are very very well taken gentlemen and why I posted here-to make good even better.
Tita, I like what I am seeing. Did you make your own balteus? It looks very well made.
Regards,
Thank you both for the great constructive criticism which is exactly what I was looking for.
Mithras/Paul , you are correct on the greaves being a bit later in pattern. They were made by Matt Luke's as was the gladius and scabbard. I also own a earlier over the knee set of greaves.
Crispvs/Paul- in going through Miks, I did not find a scabbard that might fit.....then just now took a more critical look at scabbards and while I cannot read German, A596 and A606 might work, but I am not tracking or aware of any comple scabbard they do not appear to be embossed at all.
On the belt, I thought that the open plate finds we're not found or dated any earlier the the Antonine period or maybe a bit earlier to the Hadrian period.
I agree on the pugio. I also have a copy of the Melun pugio, but my thought was they were both comtemporay.
In my madness, I tend to default back to earlier deposits.
What has been a challenge with this snapshot in time is what seems to be a lack of deposits for such a major campaign at least published in English or Spainish. Might be a good topic in a different category here.
The comments are very very well taken gentlemen and why I posted here-to make good even better.
Tita, I like what I am seeing. Did you make your own balteus? It looks very well made.
Regards,
Mike Daniels
a.k.a
Titus Minicius Parthicus
Legio VI FFC.
If not me...who?
If not now...when?
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a.k.a
Titus Minicius Parthicus
Legio VI FFC.
If not me...who?
If not now...when?
:wink: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" />:wink: