By The Sword - Spatha

[StephenCurtin]

Thanks gents for the replies. I was thinking that this hilt is probably speculative, though I do think that hilts like this one were possibly used, there just isn't any evidence for it yet AFAIK. I say this because many later spathae have tangs too short to allow for the classic globular pommel, and semi-globular guard, so a flatter hilt would have been used instead. There have been hilts similar to this one found in various Scandinavian bogs, but these have clearly been decorated to suit local tastes so it is impossible to know if their shape had also been modified. I would agree that Albion probably make the best production spathae on the market, but I'm not actually looking to buy anything, this hilt simply caught my eye, and I wanted to know if it had any historical basis.