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Looking name/info on a weapon maybe Roman or Carthaginian, maybe used by gladiators. Much like a katar (push dagger) but with shielding to protect the hand and forearm.
I inherited one; and unlike most things in my uncles collection it has no provenance. . |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:45:34 PM EST
picture?
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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:46:29 PM EST
Provenance.
Although it probably doesn't have providence either. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:53:38 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By operatorerror:
Provenance. Although it probably doesn't have providence either. Fixed and thanks! Also no picture, I am posting from the cab of a tractor harvesting potatoes and the item is in fucking Utah. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 2:57:19 PM EST
Indian Kattar?
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Posted: 10/5/2014 3:00:17 PM EST
pugio?
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Posted: 10/5/2014 3:04:19 PM EST
[Last Edit: 10/5/2014 3:05:12 PM EST by Eukatae]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TescoVee:
Indian Kattar? http://oriental-arms.com/photos/items/65/003265/ph-0.jpg It is a bit like a katar but I don't think it is. It doesn't use the two bar handle style like a katar. It has a single roundish handle with a band that goes around the forearm up by the elbow. Also the shielding is more substantial and shaped to form a half circle around the forearm with a larger concave to house the fist. Also it has less taper to the blade and is more slender. Looks like it was built to puncture armor. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 3:04:47 PM EST
[Last Edit: 10/5/2014 3:07:14 PM EST by Silence]
Something like a pata?
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Posted: 10/5/2014 3:06:03 PM EST
Google 'sica', OP.
Not saying it isn't by any means. But anything short of rusted out Roman weapons are pretty rare. Very little survived the era. Yes, there are several items, especially from Pompeii which are amazing and in excellent shape. But, for as long as the Romans ruled and the area they ruled in, there is surprisingly little surviving examples. A lot of what we think of as Roman items are interpretations based on educated guesses. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 3:07:03 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Silence:
Something like a pata? Yes very much like that! Although It doesn't strike me as being Asian and is bronze. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 5:25:40 PM EST
Look up the Roman scissor that gladiators used.
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