06-30-2004, 04:48 AM
Ave Crispus,<br>
<br>
I like "dubious"...<br>
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I haven't photo'd it yet, but here's a link-<br>
<br>
www.kultofathena.com/prod...o%20Dagger<br>
<br>
and another:<br>
www.fortecombat.com/PAGES...pugfl.html<br>
<br>
and another:<br>
www.battleorders.co.uk/ac...rs_57.html (scroll down to "brutus or roman brutus dagger)<br>
<br>
It also shows up on e-bay with regularity. The sad thing is, it's not too bad a design, looks a bit like the Velsen dagger, and is very similar to one illustrated repeatedly in Connolly's "The Legionair". It's just the scultpting is so machine perfect, both front and back of the sheath are molded in pot metal, the blade is stainless and very machined, the handle is cast on, the sheath is held together by four screws in the back of the hanging loop loops, the hanging loops ar pot metal D rings which only go inside a bit, and can bend, and there is a lovely plastic insert inside to hold the blade. I will post a picture of the finished version of my upgrade. I am waiting for deepeeka to crank a few out, so I can do better. sorry-blah blahblah blah blah<br>
<br>
I really want a cool one with the framed leather sheath...<br>
<br>
Valete, Quintus Florentius<br>
LEGVIVICPF<br>
www.florentius.com <p></p><i></i>
<br>
I like "dubious"...<br>
<br>
I haven't photo'd it yet, but here's a link-<br>
<br>
www.kultofathena.com/prod...o%20Dagger<br>
<br>
and another:<br>
www.fortecombat.com/PAGES...pugfl.html<br>
<br>
and another:<br>
www.battleorders.co.uk/ac...rs_57.html (scroll down to "brutus or roman brutus dagger)<br>
<br>
It also shows up on e-bay with regularity. The sad thing is, it's not too bad a design, looks a bit like the Velsen dagger, and is very similar to one illustrated repeatedly in Connolly's "The Legionair". It's just the scultpting is so machine perfect, both front and back of the sheath are molded in pot metal, the blade is stainless and very machined, the handle is cast on, the sheath is held together by four screws in the back of the hanging loop loops, the hanging loops ar pot metal D rings which only go inside a bit, and can bend, and there is a lovely plastic insert inside to hold the blade. I will post a picture of the finished version of my upgrade. I am waiting for deepeeka to crank a few out, so I can do better. sorry-blah blahblah blah blah<br>
<br>
I really want a cool one with the framed leather sheath...<br>
<br>
Valete, Quintus Florentius<br>
LEGVIVICPF<br>
www.florentius.com <p></p><i></i>
