Post Pics of your Late Roman Belts
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Post Pics of your Late Roman Belts
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10-24-2006, 02:48 PM
You place the index finger into the notch.
Franklin... See this previous thread.. http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... t=simancas 
10-24-2006, 02:54 PM
Quote:You place the index finger into the notch. Ha! Fascinating. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I was late to the "Roman bottle-opener" joke. RAT is nothing if not a society of witty smart-asses.
Franklin Slaton
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Your mother wears caligae! 
10-24-2006, 02:59 PM
Franklin,
Everybody was wondering about what was the notch intended for until I had the first Simancas until then ever reconstructed (mine) made by the late armourer (and he was a really superb craftsman!  ) Plácido Lasarte.When I grabbed the knife I realized that the handle was too short for the hand but the problem disappeared when I, instinctively, inserted my index into the notch  . You get a firmer grab, totally adequated for cutting, the primary function of a knife, even if it later became -as we guess- a mark of military status...Oh, BTW, we're going off-topic. If you want to discuss more on the Simancas, we could do it at the thead quoted by Adrian. :wink: Aitor
It\'s all an accident, an accident of hands. Mine, others, all without mind, from one extreme to another, but neither works nor will ever.
Rolf Steiner
10-24-2006, 03:07 PM
Quote:Oh, BTW, we're going off-topic. If you want to discuss more on the Simancas, we could do it at the thead quoted by Adrian. :wink: Agreed. Last post and then I'm done. Just one more testament to the intrinsic value of experimental archaeology! I take pride in the thought that we're contributing something of real value to the wider body of knowledge, not just dressing up for our own giggles.
Franklin Slaton
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Your mother wears caligae! 
10-24-2006, 03:19 PM
On some later Merovingian belts there is evidence of tooled or braided leather -- are there any examples of this ocurring on late Roman belts?
Cheers, Paul
Paul Mortimer
10-28-2006, 12:08 PM
Quote:On some later Merovingian belts there is evidence of tooled or braided leather -- are there any examples of this ocurring on late Roman belts?Not that I know of.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR FECTIO Late Romans THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST (Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
10-31-2006, 06:29 PM
Are there any extant leather pieces to late Roman belts?
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
a.k.a. Paul M.
10-31-2006, 06:30 PM
I'm not sure what you mean?
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR FECTIO Late Romans THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST (Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
10-31-2006, 06:34 PM
The leather piece itself, not just the metal pieces.
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
a.k.a. Paul M. 
10-31-2006, 06:45 PM
There`s a picture of a leather baldrick from Vimose peatbog (after C. Engelhardt, 1869) in Michel Feugere`s "Weapons of the Romans" (1993) on page 120. Maybe Vimose or Kragehul peatbog collections have some leather belts (or parts of them) too?
Virilis / Jyrki Halme
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