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The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why?
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01-21-2006, 01:21 AM
Quote:The glaidius Hispaniesis was a develpement of a Cetlic type sword of a about 65cm in lenghth .... a cut and thrust sword.
Was it? I had heard it was an absolute thrust sword, with only later ones also cut swords.
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Re: The Abandonment of the Gladius for the Spatha - Why? - by Robert Vermaat - 01-21-2006, 01:21 AM
connolly\'s banal theory - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 08:44 AM
connolley on shortness - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 10:02 AM
how about - by Goffredo - 04-10-2006, 11:24 AM
East & West - by Celer - 07-27-2006, 03:42 PM
of course, unlikely - by Goffredo - 07-29-2006, 06:11 AM

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