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Attached are pictures of a new republican scabbard based on the find at Kalkriese. The original was found underneath a mule in a pack. Only the scabbard was found, not the sword. Conjecture suggests it was a parazonium, not a gladius at all, but given the era and the manner of carrying it, it is possible it was an older, cherished gladius.
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John, you have to correct the postings to have an "[img]"%20at%20the%20front%20and%20"[/img]" at the end or the pictures won't show up. Also they have to be smaller- 500x700 pixels. Or you can place them as attachments as opposed to links with the Add an Attachment button below.
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Wow, John, I thought I hated you before, but now I'm sure of it! Just kidding of course, it's all jealousy. FABULOUS piece. As soon as I saw pictures of those parts from Kalkriese, I was struck by how similar they are to a hispaniensis scabbard from Giubiasco (JRMES v. 8, p. 51). Might have been a hispaniensis blade in the Kalkriese scabbard, too, but any guess is as good as any other!
I'm drooling over that other scabbard, too, though not for the first time.
Congrats!
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Quote:Wow, John, I thought I hated you before, but now I'm sure of it!
You don't hate him as much as I do. Beautiful piece, John!
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You are setting a new standard on reproducted roman swords, John!
Is it possible to see the swords also unsheathed?
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Absolutely beautiful reproduction- congratulation.
One thing I didn't understand (probably the after effects of a whiplash injury last week).
"Conjecture suggests it was a p-, not a gladius at all, but given the era and the manner of carrying it, it is possible it was an older, cherished gladius. "
"A p-"?
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Very good swords! Who make them?
Are exceptionally close to the original, the photos are here:
[url:aaw4y207]http://www.geschichte.uni-osnabrueck.de/projekt/frame7a.htm[/url]
I suppose the "mouth" of the scabbard is hypotetical.
The other sword is (an)other excellent reproduction of the River Lublianjica (Slovenia) sword.
Can you put some details?
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Great work!
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Very well done! Another laudes!
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