11-02-2015, 08:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-02-2015, 08:53 PM by Damianus Albus.)
I understand that there is no evidence for a silver plate.
But it came to my mind because:
1. Fittings, like I said, are very similar.
2. From my friend, very good Late-Rome blacksmith, I heard that it is quite easy to put thin silver plate on such symbol with this symbol being reflected on the plate.
3. It could be very easy to fall out from fitting becasue most the time, silver plate was so thin that rivets were not needed - just wrap around and hold with fittings.
4. There is a steel helmet in Miks' book. But in orginal, there was a silver plate on it. We know because a small part of silver has remaind under one rivet. In other words, it is possible to completly lose silver plate without any traces left behind.
5. My friend was making a scabbard with small silver plate and all he said about it, was that plate was falling down all the time until he glued it.
And one more thing. I have no idea if the line next to frame is going all over the scabbard or maybe it ends with the transverse fitting? I mean, if we take a close look on the top right corner, there is something like small horizontal line. So maybe this line isnt going anywhere over fittings but it's just a line next to wrap and this "bridge"?
But it came to my mind because:
1. Fittings, like I said, are very similar.
2. From my friend, very good Late-Rome blacksmith, I heard that it is quite easy to put thin silver plate on such symbol with this symbol being reflected on the plate.
3. It could be very easy to fall out from fitting becasue most the time, silver plate was so thin that rivets were not needed - just wrap around and hold with fittings.
4. There is a steel helmet in Miks' book. But in orginal, there was a silver plate on it. We know because a small part of silver has remaind under one rivet. In other words, it is possible to completly lose silver plate without any traces left behind.
5. My friend was making a scabbard with small silver plate and all he said about it, was that plate was falling down all the time until he glued it.
And one more thing. I have no idea if the line next to frame is going all over the scabbard or maybe it ends with the transverse fitting? I mean, if we take a close look on the top right corner, there is something like small horizontal line. So maybe this line isnt going anywhere over fittings but it's just a line next to wrap and this "bridge"?
