12-09-2010, 07:51 PM
The La Tene knives from Port may prove interesting. As Mario said, some do have rings, but others have plated handles. They are pretty large knives. I have a large blank of one recently forged, well over 40 cm. There are only a few knives not being pugio in Miks, I would have to check on their date but believe these are later. The shape of the large drop-point knives does not really change much from Celtic into Roman period and after, then they become known as saex and develop further into single edged swords, although the "smaller" utility ones do seem to stick around. My RAT post on " Big Franks " show some of the possibilities. Send me a PM with an e-mail adres and I will send you some pics of the possibilities. They may inspire you.
