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06-25-2006, 10:06 PM
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Sword of Arminius...
 Arminius was the son of Germanic war-king exchanged as a hostage to the Roman Empire. He served with distinction in the Roman army and upon fulfillment of his servitude, returned to Germania, where he united the tribes & subsequently destroyed three entire legions. This forever marked The Rhine as the end of the "Civilized World." At first I thought I was making a nice allegory by including the Germanic Migration Era pattern into a Gladius. After some research, I realized that blades just like this, were in fact, made and carried throughout the North of the Empire. They bear similar pattern welding to the Spatha and eventually the classic Viking pattern welded blade. The wood is walnut & the handle is stabilized bone chosen for an aged aesthetic. There is a traditional bronze plate inset 1/4" into the guard. I am finishing a bronze finial for the pommel & the sheath will include bronze fittings & panels depicting the life of Arminius. More pics coming this week... see my website. Last edited by J.Arthur Loose; 06-26-2006 at 03:17 PM. 
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06-26-2006, 08:58 AM
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Very nice! I was wondering when were you finishing this. it's nice to hear you dug deeper into its history.
__________________ Jeff Velasco ------------------------------------------- Pesquise posts antigos antes de perguntar: Use CKD  ? mais r?pido e f?cil!
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06-26-2006, 09:01 AM
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Nice twist on the core steel!
How did you like making hilt & pommel out of wood, and what does it feel like in the hand, compared to a metal hilt?
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06-26-2006, 09:20 AM
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Thanks, Jeffs!
It feels good to finally come back to this. One thing I can say... it's really fun to have a round ball for a pommel. Makes for a swirly swivelly grip. The wood is intriguing. To the modern mind it isn't enough, yet these things conquered nations for a thousand years...
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06-26-2006, 04:49 PM
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 Very nice work indeed Mr Loose. I especially like the look of the bone handle with the pattern of the steel, they complement each other perfectly. The bronze fittings are going to finish this off very well indeed. I want to see this! Roger
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#6
06-26-2006, 05:05 PM
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Inspiration for the Blade & Sheath...
  
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06-26-2006, 06:16 PM
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Its looking great.I think the bone looks outstanding.Cant wait to see it finished
__________________ N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS
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#9
06-26-2006, 11:28 PM
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Huraah!
Doug Lester
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#10
06-27-2006, 12:58 PM
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Beautiful work.
Love your work to bits.
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06-27-2006, 02:58 PM
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Thanks guys...
Beginning of the sheath fittings... more shaping to come as well as the straps which will rivet it all together & provide for ring holders. You can see the places where the story board insets will go... 
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08-03-2006, 09:14 PM
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What kind of swords...
Looking just now at your sword got me thinking(I know, that's dangerous). What kind of swords were the Celts using at the time Queen Budica came close to kicking the Romans out of the British Isles?
 Doug Lester
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#13
08-03-2006, 11:24 PM
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I'm thinking mostly blades that looked like the spatha, which is noted as being more common among the Celts and the Germanic tribes around this time.
Don't know for sure though.
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