05-12-2020, 06:26 PM
So, I finally finished this spatha. Grip and scabbard based on the Nydam finds:
It in the marketplace, too :-) !
It in the marketplace, too :-) !
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Late Roman Spatha, Nydam
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05-13-2020, 12:27 PM
Looks great!
How did you do the tacks/rivets on the scabbard?
Dan D'Silva
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05-13-2020, 02:11 PM
These are nails. I cut them to size, they just miss the blade. The ones in the chape go furthest, as that is where the point is.
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