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Can the Feltwell Spatha be used for a late 4th c./early 5th c. Roman re-enactment?
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Hello there!

The Spatha was developed from the Sassanian Swords of the 3rd century and the Roman swords of the 1st-2nd centuries AD.

The "Feltwell Spatha" possess a hexagonal (in hindsight I should have had Gagan make it a shallow fuller) Illerup-Whyl type blade and a Germanic Type-I handle, which makes it ideal for the Early 4th through Early 5th centuries AD. The scabbard chape, slider, and mouthband are also consistent with this time period.

So in short: yes.
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RE: Can the Feltwell Spatha be used for a late 4th c./early 5th c. Roman re-enactment? - by Flavivs Aetivs - 09-07-2017, 07:09 PM

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