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Old 25th October 2015, 04:08 PM   #1
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Hi Templar ,

of course if you can compare them in your hands you have a better view.
95 cm of length does seem very for long for a leaf blade, iron age or roman sword.

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Old 25th October 2015, 11:02 PM   #2
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I'm thinking of Roman Spatha here. Two similar length swords were excavated in Masada and in Gamla, which makes it a very early Spatha (late 1st c. CE).
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Old 26th October 2015, 11:35 AM   #3
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Yes I felt it could be a Spatha. Are there any online sites where I can find the two you mention?
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Old 26th October 2015, 12:23 PM   #4
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The sword from Masada is still in scientific process to my best knowledge, but I saw it in person.
Here is the sword from Gamla:
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