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Update on 1st Century Sarmatian Weapons
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Alanus post=332437 Wrote:Be careful with these sagaris-things; they are just as dangerous as a sword. :dizzy:

I have the urge to try it out on one of my helmets :whistle:
How long should the handle be.

My guess would be a handle length of about 2 feet, somewhere from 20 to 24 inches... and I think 20 inches might be a little short. A sagaris wasn't a heavy weapon, not like medeival axes, and it probably required a long handle for leverage. The Greeks show it in the hands of Amazons, and the handles are long. :unsure:
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Update on 1st Century Sarmatian Weapons - by Alanus - 03-06-2013, 10:26 PM

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