01-02-2012, 01:09 AM
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The attached pictures are my 1st contribution to RAT. The 1st is more for atmosphere than authenticity & is reminiscent of the Ancient Warfare cover of Oct/Nov 07. My youngest daughter is modeling a knock off copy of a Corinthian helmet, my 1st aspis attempt by the ring method & a dory with MI point &butte spike. The next 2 pics are a tableau of my 2nd aspis experiment based on 4 overlapping layers of 5mm slats (more on this later), A Manning Imperial Corinthian helmet based on one I particularly liked in the British Museum & a xiphos made by Kirby Wise with modified hilt by me. The xiphos has since been further modified with a solid iron pummel. If there is interest I can provide more pictures & information on this weapon.
Please note – I live in Israel but despite the existence of LARP groups devoted to medieval, biblical & some Roman warfare there is little interest in the Greeks ( so far of all the people who have seen the Corinthian helm only one has recognized it for what it is). I work for Tel Aviv University’s Astro Physics dept & my wife Ben Gurion U – solar research & their libraries are a great resource for obscure, rare & often expensive literature. My efforts thus far in experimental archaeology are with Greek arms & armor , ancient bronze casting & Asian horse archery.
John Dann
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The attached pictures are my 1st contribution to RAT. The 1st is more for atmosphere than authenticity & is reminiscent of the Ancient Warfare cover of Oct/Nov 07. My youngest daughter is modeling a knock off copy of a Corinthian helmet, my 1st aspis attempt by the ring method & a dory with MI point &butte spike. The next 2 pics are a tableau of my 2nd aspis experiment based on 4 overlapping layers of 5mm slats (more on this later), A Manning Imperial Corinthian helmet based on one I particularly liked in the British Museum & a xiphos made by Kirby Wise with modified hilt by me. The xiphos has since been further modified with a solid iron pummel. If there is interest I can provide more pictures & information on this weapon.
Please note – I live in Israel but despite the existence of LARP groups devoted to medieval, biblical & some Roman warfare there is little interest in the Greeks ( so far of all the people who have seen the Corinthian helm only one has recognized it for what it is). I work for Tel Aviv University’s Astro Physics dept & my wife Ben Gurion U – solar research & their libraries are a great resource for obscure, rare & often expensive literature. My efforts thus far in experimental archaeology are with Greek arms & armor , ancient bronze casting & Asian horse archery.
John Dann