Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[Alanus]

Thanks Bachmat66 for the lead to the article on 1st and 2nd century Bosphoran weapons. I have just finished my akinakes and a friend fashioned the holder: two spaced and rounded tabs for the upper and lower lacings, as usually illustrated. Unfortunately, I have to wear it on the left leg because I'm a Roman auxilliary and have a Sarmatian sword hanging (79 cm, about the length of a spatha) below my right shoulder.

Ron mentioned the Sherman saddle (or was it actually the Sheridan saddle?), but it differs from the western single-pommel saddle and actually is very close to cantled saddles such as steppe models and the Portuguese (sp?) saddle. I have always believed that this is the style of saddle mentioned in Attila's attempt to imoliate himself on that "mountain of saddles." And it would seem to be the ideal replacement for the four-pommel saddle. Perhaps both styles were used in Roman and Sub-Roman Britain. John would know. :?