08-16-2017, 10:13 AM
(08-15-2017, 07:57 AM)Robert Wrote: The attachment is indeed a matter of thought, although soldering and brazing were commonly used by the Romans. Brazing here is out, but soldering is certainly a good option. Looking at the drawing, it seems as if the socket for the blade has been crimped, too. It is very similar to the way a Roman scalpel blade is inserted into the handle.
From a business point of view, would a folding knife sell better then a fixed blade, I wonder?
A description of one of the leg/foot variety indicates probably lead Solder...
Piercebridge:
"The leg is hollow and the calf is divided in two longitudinally by a vertical slot, which
originally accommodated the remains of what was probably an iron blade, now missing but
noted by the finders upon discovery. Iron corrosion and a white substance, possibly lead solder,
are visible within the slot."
https://finds.org.uk/documents/britannia...02004).pdf
I would say a folding knife would be a better seller.... the blades not big enough to be a problem, so you could sell it to anyone including museum shops...
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867