Pompeii Gladius and Scabbard - Work in Progress

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I wonder if the fact that the metal is so thin has anything to do with the fact that the cross hangers were attached at the front as well as the back, judging by the rivet holes. If the rivets passed right through from front to back, they would have passed through both pieces of wood, meaning that the wood, rather than the locket itself would have taken the weight.

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