Hilt suggestions

[Robert]

These blades look like the Lauriacum/Hromówka spatha, which is dated 2de half 2de century. So the Nydam hilts with hour glass shape may be too late. Many of the bogfinds of the third century (Esjbol, Nydam, Vimose) show blades with no fullers, but with bandshaped cross sections. Many of these blades are basicly flat with bevels to define the cutting edges. A good hint to what kind of hilt they may have had is the length of the original tang. Some are so long it rules out the shorter hourglass shape and suggest a conventional grip with gaurd, grip and pommel.

Good for you, Dave! Should be a treat! :woot: