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Manning Imperial Hod Hill Sword
Original: 1st century AD, British

Romano British spatha based upon the grave find near a Roman auxiliary camp in Hod Hill, Dorset, England. Likely 1st century AD, the original had a broad blade with little taper, which was broken toward the point end. The remnants of the blade were already longer than a standard gladius—thus the designation as a spatha. The original had mainly organic hilt, the remaining fittings were tinned bronze.

This reproduction features a short-ish, broad spatha blade of diamond section rendered in spring steel. The fittings are bronze/brass. The organic grip material is English Elm, chosen for its authenticity and split-resistance.

Scabbard is brass/bronze over timber, and is rendered in a somewhat composite style, mainly La Tène III in character but more angular and workmanlike in a Romanesque style.

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