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gladius of Wiesbaden
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12-23-2011, 10:39 PM
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it is a my particolar reproduction of the gladius of Weisbaden,for the two lested plates near the else i used two plates(particolar distroyed) that are in the vindonissa museum.The scabbard is in brass silvered,the gladius in carbon steel c70 whit 55 hrc of hardness.The hanlde is in bone and pommel and else in woor carved.

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12-24-2011, 07:08 PM
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12-24-2011, 09:19 PM
Quote:the gladius of Weisbaden
Weisbaden or Wiesbaden?
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12-24-2011, 09:40 PM
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munazio planco post=302608 Wrote:the gladius of Weisbaden
Weisbaden or Wiesbaden?

Go on....translate the differences... :wink:
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12-25-2011, 02:55 PM
WIESBADEN.... :oops: :oops:
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12-28-2011, 02:40 AM
Why is it called the Wiesbaden gladius? Was there one found there?
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12-28-2011, 02:42 AM
Quote:Why is it called the Wiesbaden gladius? Was there one found there?

Yes. By typology it's a Mainz type gladius, after an original from Wiesbaden.
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