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I want to make a scramasax reproduction. I don't have many information about that kind of knive.
Anybody can help me, please?
Pictures and links are welcomed
Thanks.
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Thank you very much!
I'll post some pics when i have finished my work.
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Hi guys
in northern Italy where I live many city museums have Longobard scramasaxes (is that the plural?). There are short ones and longer ones, gladius-like and spatha-like. What was, in your opinion, the single reason they had only one sharp side? Tradition? Simple metalurgic artisans making a simple weapon? Maybe the artifact/weapon was to be useful also for everyday usage (not only in battle) such as farmer-like activities; i.e. the thick non-sharp side was to give the articfact a robustness when chopping things besides human limbs. Any thoughts?
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Reading links on scramasax it does seem it was a general purpose tool. Their shape reflects this usage. Cheers
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This seax is gonna turn to a Hispano-Gothic Simancas one... Cesar: Hurry up!!! :x
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Here is a good website with info and pictures:
[url:159n8ek6]http://www.armsofvalour.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AOVL&Product_Code=1075-GT&Category_Code=V[/url]
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Quote:Can you find something like that in a book like this, does anyone has it?
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Gioi,
That book looks pretty interesting. I've found it at
Amazon France
but... 272 euro!!!!
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Does it include actual archaeological samples? :evil:
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Thanks Gioi!
I look forward having more information about the book after you receive it!
Don't worry too much about French, all Latin-derived languages are pretty much the same... :wink:
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Don't forget to post cool images of it! :wink:
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BTW, What does scrama means?
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Quote:BTW, What does scrama means?
excrement? :roll:
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Quote:That would make it a deadly weapon! Like the bamboo traps of the Viet cong! 
I had been looking & I think the term is unclear,
but you understand this?
http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramsaxus
Remarks by Philip on the Athenian Leaders:
Philip said that the Athenians were like the bust of Hermes: all mouth and dick.
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oops in english :oops:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramasax
So (Food Knife)
Remarks by Philip on the Athenian Leaders:
Philip said that the Athenians were like the bust of Hermes: all mouth and dick.
