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Roman \'swiss army knife\' - Dave G - 12-18-2014

http://www.culture24.org.uk/history-and-heritage/archaeology/art507075-roman-swiss-army-knife-is-star-archaeological-attraction-at-cambridge-fitzwilliam-museum

I've never seen this before so dont know anything more about it but thought it may be of interest on here.

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Roman \'swiss army knife\' - Martin Moser - 12-18-2014

Quote:I've never seen this before so dont know anything more about it but thought it may be of interest on here.

I have ;-)
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/13-ancient-civ-talk/81967-forks.html?start=45#152326


Roman \'swiss army knife\' - richsc - 12-18-2014

Reproductions can be had too, I believe from Armilla in Spain? Anyway, I'm determined to make replicas, though I am thinking the spoon/fork part can only be cast. One thing I'm not able to tell from the images of the finds is whether there are two or three layers in the knife.


Roman \'swiss army knife\' - Martin Moser - 12-18-2014

Quote:Reproductions can be had too, I believe from Armilla in Spain?
RAT knows everything, cf. here: http://www.romanarmytalk.com/16-marketplace/180193-roman-swiss-utility-knife.html