[Tony Drake]

This is my first question post so thanks in advance Has any one any drawings or pics of the above daggers for a reconstruction I have pics from the Osprey books but none of the origonal items. I have read information on them from 4thBC- 3rd AD but lack the archeological information. I have already made Ring Pommel swords for the 3rd AD which there is some good information for them and pics.
Regards Tony

[Jim S.]

Hey Tony,

Thanks for posting this. In searching for the information relating to your request, I discovered a group of people that I hadn't heard of before.

Here is a link to an auction of what purports to be a Sarmation weapon of the 1st century A.D.

http://www.dakotacurriculum.com/Rare-Conserve...37903.html

And a discussion at romanarmy.com. In the first post, there are quite a few photos from a museum, some of which appear to be examples of what you are looking for.

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic.php?p=121695

Thanks again,

Jim

[Tony Drake]

Result very many thanks Jim This will help me as to put at least some of the disriptions I have with the blade. It is a bit wider than I thought and it looks like it has a leaf profile to the blade. Thanks for the link As to the other one to RAT I am on that Forum and found it when I was researching for the Ring Pommel Swords I was making. So many thanks for your time I had the request from a client who I did a Fulham Gladivs, and two of his members are Sarmation archers hence they want a couple of daggers, I cannot make them right now as I am a bit busy on swords but this will help in the research for when I can do them
Again many thanks;
Regards Tony

[Danny Grigg]

Tony

I believe these are all Sarmatian ring daggers:

http://www.museummilitary.com/?p=10&s=20

http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/shm/shmeeur.html

http://www.museum.ru/M1091item

http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion/hhm51...at51_p.txt

Please note I don't speak Russian, so I am unable to help with any further information.

I also believe the following is Russian for "Sarmatian Swords": сарматские мечи

If you do a search with that term it brings up several interesting items.

I hope this helps.

Danny

[Tony Drake]

Danny many thanks, again I dont speak Russian either. Excellent pics though so thanks, Most seam to be short sword versions with a few daggers as well. I can add the sword pics and info to my research on them so all round brillant
I will post a few pics of the daggers when I can get round to them.
Also if anyone has information on the swords I would be interested in that also
Regards Tony

[Jim S.]

Hey Tony. Thanks again for this thread. Because of your inquiry, I have discovered a culture and People that, for some reason, I have never run across. I has been a very interesting experience learning of this ancient civilization.

I have a question concerning the Sarmatian swords and daggers. Do they have anything in common with the Irish ring-hilt? Does the end of the tang on the Sarmatian weapons pass completely through the ring as is the case with the Irish-hilt? As the Sarmatians have been described as having blond hair by ancient Greek writers and they also spoke an Indo-European language, I have wondered if there is a possible cultural connection between the Peoples.

Jim