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Discover the Spatha, Late Roman Sword with Scabbard
Spatha, Late Roman sword with scabbard, 2nd/3rd century AD.
This spatha is not an exact replica of a historical model, but rather a reconstruction based on original finds from the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
From the end of the 2nd century AD, the long Roman spatha gradually began to replace the shorter gladius. By the 3rd century, it had already become the standard weapon of the Roman imperial legions and auxiliary troops, and was also used by gladiators. The exact origin of the spatha and the reasons why it so quickly replaced the efficient and feared gladius in the middle and late Roman imperial period are still widely debated today among historians, archaeologists, and lovers of ancient Rome. Although it is widely believed that spathae are of Celtic ancestry and owe their rapid popularity to changes in combat techniques and the military tactics of Roman infantry and cavalry, unfortunately, the lack of reliable sources on the subject often leads to conjecture and oversimplification of a much more complex whole.
The long Roman sword that we offer here has a wide, double-edged blade made of EN45 spring steel with two fullers on each side and a ricasso approximately 5 cm long below the guard. The cutting edges are not sharpened and the full-tang blade is screwed to the end of the handle (threaded brass nut). The hilt with a generous pommel is made of wood and has brass details. The grip section is decorated with carvings and the guard is equipped with a brass protective plate on the blade side.
The one-handed Roman sword is delivered with a red wood/leather scabbard with brass fittings: a locket, a circular plate, a frame or continuous side trim, and a decorative central border with an integrated strap pass for wearing on a belt or baldric (maximum strap width approx. 4.5 cm). The most striking feature of this scabbard is obviously the larger-than-average round plate or disc at the bottom (also called a chape), which is adorned with an engraved rosette motif.
Details:
- Material: EN45 spring steel blade (carbon steel, not stainless), wooden handle with brass details
- Overall length: approx. 99 cm
- Blade length: approx. 78 cm
- Blade thickness: approx. 4 mm / 3.6 mm (cutting edges approx. 1 mm)
- Handle length: approx. 21 cm (grip section approx. 9.5 cm)
- Maximum blade width: approx. 6 cm
- Center of gravity: approx. 25 cm in front of the guard
- Incl. wooden scabbard with genuine leather cover and brass fittings
- Scabbard width at the locket: approx. 8 cm
- Scabbard width before the chape: approx. 7 cm
- Chape diameter: approx. 8 cm
- Weight without scabbard: approx. 1.4 kg
- Weight with scabbard: approx. 2.16 kg
The above specifications may vary slightly from one specimen to another.
The steel used here is not stainless and may show slight signs of corrosion. We recommend maintaining the blade regularly, for example with Ballistol, a universal oil ideal for preserving steel products.
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