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Nathan Bell
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | He's also recently completed a Celtic sword |
That's my celtic sword that's up now. Patrick did some nice work on it. I have a detail pic of the point, but it's too large to post.
As for Jeremy's question of weight, this one is under 2lbs, which is quite good and authentic for the piece and time period.
Some of the Ohio forumites have gotten to handle this one at the last Columbus gathering, as well as some folks at Roman Days---if folks want a less biased evaluation of the piece 
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Robert W. Betten
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| Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | This sword features a pattern-welded blade and an iron scabbard |
Just a question, how historical were iron scabbards on euro blades of that period?
Its a very nice piece thats for sure, and I dont have to say anything about the other one bar that I love it!!! 
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"If the people we love are taken from us,
the way they live on is to never stop loving
them. Buildings burn, people die, but real
love is forever." - Sarah 'The Crow'
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Björn Hellqvist
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| Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Robert W. Betten wrote: | | Nathan Robinson wrote: | | This sword features a pattern-welded blade and an iron scabbard |
Just a question, how historical were iron scabbards on euro blades of that period? |
I've seen a few from the Migration Era in European museums.
My sword site
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Nathan Bell
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| Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Robert W. Betten wrote: | | Nathan Robinson wrote: | | This sword features a pattern-welded blade and an iron scabbard |
Just a question, how historical were iron scabbards on euro blades of that period? |
"Celtic" swords in Continental Europe were very, very often found in iron scabbards, and occasionally in bronze ones. lIterally hundreds have been found with iron scabbards in sites like La Tene, Gournay, and Manching.
Other cultural groups varied in the amount of metal on the scabbard during this time span.
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Robert W. Betten
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| Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks alot for the info, would they be lined with wool, wood??? I think its a pretty cool concept having a sturdy iron scabbard...
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"If the people we love are taken from us,
the way they live on is to never stop loving
them. Buildings burn, people die, but real
love is forever." - Sarah 'The Crow'
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