Windlass tetrarch spatha

[AntonivsMarivsCongianocvs]

Well, to be honest, it looks a lot like a Greek sword to me in those pics, Anthony

Yup, Caesar's holding a Hellenistic or Greek style Parazonium in his sculpture are well...
EXTRA LARGE Photo of Caesar:
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If Germanicus was to place the handle in his palm, the sword should reach his shoulder perhaps a little longer, that is the approximent correct length, about 22" to 24" long overall, the blade would be leaf shaped about 13" to 15" in length. Some Parazoniums have an eagle's head handle.

The scabbard tends to be the most unique part of a Parazonium:

*It is never seen embossed or carved with decorations (although it could have been painted)
*It does not taper to a point, nor does it taper at the sides; the sides stay flat at approximately 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick.
*At the end of the scabbard there is always a half disk (which is sometimes decorated), the half disk is wider than the rest of the scabbard, and approximately 2" long.
*There are never any baldric or belt loops or rings, instead... cloth, linen, or leather is tied around the short shord when a baldric is used, as in the Germanicus statue.
*The is a typical line trim pattern of a Parazonium can can be seen here:



You can see the length much better in these other photos:

[brennivs - tony drake]

Franklin I may be able to help The hilt could be made as you have one of the many ways although I would say it would probley be ivory and the blade would be double edged .Upto now I have only seen a ring pommel with a single edge,it may also be fullered.
The scabbard could be made a few ways but looking at it it will be a full metal plate maybe silver or gilt with holes cut through and the jewels inserted before fitting to wood core or the jewels are mounted then applied to the face plate this is how I am doing mine. I hope to have the entire scabbard covered then I will gilt it.I have copied the statue for the basic scabbard but not the hilt .I hope this is some help.
Regards Brennivs

[Tarbicus]

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... light=urls

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[Crispvs]

When we look at the statues of the tetrarchs, we need to remember that we are not looking at a picture of common soldiers or even ordinary officers, but emperors at the pinacle of society. Their equipment is likely to be only superficially similar to the equipment used by the army as a whole. I have no doubt that the tetrarchs' scabbards are set with precious stones, as are their sword hilts. I do not see this as a reason to assume that the rank and file or even most officers had the same decoration, although it seems likely that a similar effect might have been achieved with paste and glass, as was the case with some helmets (as evidenced by the Berkasovo 1 and Budapest helmets). I also do not see that just because Diocletian et al have eagle shaped sword pommels that that should be a reason to assume that they were common in the army as a whole.

Crispvs

[brennivs - tony drake]

I agree with Crispvs it would not be for commen soldiers,hence I didnt do the Eagle head ,but I do like the scabbard no slaver emoticon.
Regards Brennivs

[Robert Vermaat]

Tony, would it be posssible to email me some images of that sword plus cabbard?

[brennivs - tony drake]

Vortigern no problem I will admit its not brillant but it is how I wanted it.
Regards Brennivs