01-26-2013, 02:12 AM
Hello, Robert
Well, to tell the truth, that strap could be the hem of an upper garment. A little high for trousers. But, it is a very small "gladius," if it was a gladius... and so my Sarmatian mind wants it to be an akinakes. :wink:
Quote:I'm not saying you're wrong, but I don't see that strap.. Can't this be the hem of the trousers?
Well, to tell the truth, that strap could be the hem of an upper garment. A little high for trousers. But, it is a very small "gladius," if it was a gladius... and so my Sarmatian mind wants it to be an akinakes. :wink:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb