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Tha Sisak Gladius
#1
hi!

another one  Big Grin 

Blade is the Find from the river Kupa in Siscia / Sisak, made in soft core / hard edges construction from welded steels; guard and pommel are after the Velsen pieces in olive wood, handle is octogonal in cattle bone; scabbard is linden covered in dyed leather, fittings from Mainz (mouthpiece, hangers), Saintes ("cross"-fitting) and generic "urn"-like ending knob, all in tinned brass

measures:
Length 685mm
blade length 515mm
width 54 // 45mm
thickness 5,5 // 4,8 // 5,8mm (shoulder, mid, point)
blade weight 590g
total weight 825g


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Jürgen Graßler

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(05-01-2016, 03:34 PM)XorX Wrote: Excellent! Very nice to see a quality reconstruction of this sword.
Virilis / Jyrki Halme
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#3
Big Grin 
As ever stunning beautifully made.
Regards Brennivs :-)
Woe Ye The Vanquished
                     Brennvs 390 BC
When you have all this why do you envy our mud huts
                     Caratacvs
Centvrio Princeps Brennivs COH I Dacorivm (Roma Antiqvia)
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