02-08-2006, 08:43 AM
Crispvs
is it possible to have pikkys of the bits you think are bone inserts ?
With ref to the Dorchester hilt it is identical to one I saw a picture of a while back and posted but have now lost of a gladius with a blade which tapered in a direct line from hilt to tip giving it a triangular profile.
An oddity I noticed was that the grip on both tapers from the pommel to the guard, whereas on most reconstructions I have seen where there is such a taper it is the other way round. I e-mailed the Dorchester museum about this but they did not reply
I will try and find my post as the picture may still be on it.
is it possible to have pikkys of the bits you think are bone inserts ?
With ref to the Dorchester hilt it is identical to one I saw a picture of a while back and posted but have now lost of a gladius with a blade which tapered in a direct line from hilt to tip giving it a triangular profile.
An oddity I noticed was that the grip on both tapers from the pommel to the guard, whereas on most reconstructions I have seen where there is such a taper it is the other way round. I e-mailed the Dorchester museum about this but they did not reply
I will try and find my post as the picture may still be on it.
Conal Moran
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