02-21-2013, 03:02 PM
That`s a really nice sword!
It`s the typical eastern form of migration-period spatha from which quite many have been found in eastern europe (especially hungary and romania). The blades are a bit different from the western type: mostly very long, narrow with lens-or diamond-cross-section and a very long tang. The blade-design was not copied in the west but the design of the crossguard and handle were.
It`s the typical eastern form of migration-period spatha from which quite many have been found in eastern europe (especially hungary and romania). The blades are a bit different from the western type: mostly very long, narrow with lens-or diamond-cross-section and a very long tang. The blade-design was not copied in the west but the design of the crossguard and handle were.
Als Mensch zu dumm, als Schwein zu kleine Ohren...
Jürgen Graßler
www.schorsch-der-schmied.de
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Jürgen Graßler
www.schorsch-der-schmied.de
www.facebook.com/pages/AG-Historisches-Handwerk/203702642993872