Tekije buckle 1st century AD

[Rado]

For the first time I showed him in the event Natale di ROMA 16/17

[Rado]

[Rado]

Since month I start work on the new pugio discs hangers model.This new Pugio Hangers in was work.

I fitting them with a silver plate. All the details must be accurately repositioned.

[Rado]

Cast cleaned and polished. Discs are 40 mm. diameter.

I tried to obtain a similarity between original and model.

[Rado]

My new model of Pugio discs hangers for my Tekije silver belts mounted on an old army belt.Even I can achieve thickness of the plate 0,8 mm silver sheet (in the metal casting process) the weight (including plate with disc and hangers) are 57 g. of silver.

[MDF]

Hi Rado,
absolute stunning work but I want to ask a question:
cast objects in lost wax are very soft when they are of small thickness, more silver.
With a thickness of only 0.8mm you do not run the risk of deforming too easily?

[Rado]

Thank you MDF.I use 4-5 types of wax. It is depends for what purpose I use it and in what workflow period.

[Rado]

After a long time browsing through the photos from the museum in Belgrade Narodni Muzej I decided to make some improvements to my Tekije silver buckle.

[Rado]

All wax parts are produced separately and assembled in metal when they are ready on the way that has been made in antiquity.

[Joze Noriker]

It is indeed extremly nice belt!!
@Rado: are you the Radostin Kolchev from facebook? The belt looks the same as the fotos in your profile there. Greethings from Joze Noriker (i am here).

Joze

[Rado]

Of course Joze ! This is me Radostin Kolchev.

[Joze Noriker]

Nice to see you here, too! (i am new here)

Joze

[Rado]

Because of the high price of the silver, now I started to produce the Tekije silver belt on tinned bronze (by a client request )! In fact, the result is very good! I am satisfied with the quality!

[Titus Marius Secundus]

I must say without any hesitation, that this IS THEE most beautiful belt I've seen to date. Um, wouldn't the rod part of the buckle which inserts through the leather hole, bend easily as it is silver, and soft? Or are we not talking as soft as I'm thinking...? Either way, congrats of this success. Do you sell these?

Sam

[gaius claudius lupus]

and how many cost ???? :grin: :grin: