Roman Spatha

This is a blade that is based on a Roman spatha blade that I had a chance to study and use as a guide.  The blade was a commission from Mark Grzybowski of Ollin Sword Design who did a great job at following our measurements of the original. 

My plans for mounting this blade have changed greatly since starting this project.  Originally I had wanted to do some of the Piggott types, but finally I decided that I wanted to stick with a know hilt type for this type of blade.  This led me to the Vimose II finds and the example I picked.  I used a tiger striped cherry for the hilt.  Instead of showing distinct bands of figure, most of the hilt is a solid figure.  This prismatic effect is very hard to capture in photographs though.  The wood has been sanded to a high finish and treated with boiled linseed oil. 

     40" overall

     31" blade

 

Price:  $825 (shipped within the US) SOLD