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Late Roman Spatha- Pattern welded blade
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Great pics, thanks! I doubt that the blade is too thin. In my opinion most reconstructions of roman blades are way too thick. You can tell this by imagining to fold them over many times as was the case in ritual depositions etc.
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Late Roman Spatha- Pattern welded blade - by Virilis - 04-14-2014, 06:50 PM

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