02-09-2009, 02:15 AM
Hey thanks for the video Matthew! I'll check it out.
I actually have seen ( well in a picture) an ancient Egytian dagger that had a blade only made of copper. So though I'm sure it would bend on impact with bone, people still used it to kill. Also saw Egyptian armor made out of crocodile skin! It's amazing how much organic material has survived in Egypt, maybe thats the place to find real scutum covers and Roman stuff that rotted away everywhere else.
Anyways..any comments on the pommel I made? I have sanded it up a bit since that last pic. its not perfectly round, not at all spherical, but there were some pompeii gladii in one gallery that had pommels similar in shape. I think I'm going to find a cannon bone to make my handle with this time.
I actually have seen ( well in a picture) an ancient Egytian dagger that had a blade only made of copper. So though I'm sure it would bend on impact with bone, people still used it to kill. Also saw Egyptian armor made out of crocodile skin! It's amazing how much organic material has survived in Egypt, maybe thats the place to find real scutum covers and Roman stuff that rotted away everywhere else.
Anyways..any comments on the pommel I made? I have sanded it up a bit since that last pic. its not perfectly round, not at all spherical, but there were some pompeii gladii in one gallery that had pommels similar in shape. I think I'm going to find a cannon bone to make my handle with this time.
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