Celtiberian swords

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But it is not the grandfather of the Mainz. As prof. Quesada(thersites) and Untilatie explained above, this type of sword, i.e. Quesada type VI ('Arcobriga") is not a predecessor to the gladius. The predecessor of the gladius hispaniensis seems to be a modified version of the la tene 1 sword from central europe.

The atrophied antenna swords(in this case Quesada type VI) are older iberian swords that are superficially simililar, but in fact quite different from the gladius hispaniensis, its predecessor the la tene 1 sword, and later its successor the gladius mainz.

Well, I'm not an expert and the last thing I'd want is to discuss with Sr. Quesada in his own terrain, maybe he's right and the predecessor is the La Tene 1, but this Arcóbriga sword actually looks almost completely similar to the gladius hispaniensis Mainz type. Come one, just have a look, they're twin swords.