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Scythian bronze akinakes

BeitragVerfasst: 19.05.2008 22:15
von Jeroen Zuiderwijk
I?ve just finished my first bronze akinakes. It?s based on an akinakes from the 6th century B.C., which was excavated from a kurhan near the village of Kam'ianka, Cherkas'ka Oblast. Photo of the original:
http://arheologie.ulbsibiu.ro/publicatii/bibliotheca/acta%20V%20special%20number/7%20fialko.htm
(photo from Scythian Gold)

I did not have any measurements, but I used the same hilt size for scale as from other akinakes, which gave me a total length of 36cm. The akinakes was cast with some modern aids to make it more easy, and also finished with modern tools. The edge is hammered to harden it.

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If somebody is interessed - please PM me.

BeitragVerfasst: 19.05.2008 23:05
von Steve Lenz
Nice one!

Ich freue mich auf meine zwei Neuanschaffungen!^^

BeitragVerfasst: 20.05.2008 06:42
von Nils B.
Looks pretty well to me. Congratulations!
Is it made for a reenactment-performance or as an exhibition-replica?

BeitragVerfasst: 20.05.2008 11:35
von Nika E.S.
GEIL!!!!!
Wunderschön and very beautiful!!!!
...really great work!

:mammut2: :g:

BeitragVerfasst: 20.05.2008 11:38
von Steve Lenz
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BeitragVerfasst: 21.05.2008 16:43
von Jeroen Zuiderwijk
Bathanatos hat geschrieben:Looks pretty well to me. Congratulations!
Is it made for a reenactment-performance or as an exhibition-replica?
It's made for re-enactment, or people who just want one that's as close in function and appearance to the original as possible. As I don't know the alloy of the original, I'm using a conventional bronze age bronze (10-13% tin). On the finished one, the edges are also hardened by hammering.

BeitragVerfasst: 10.06.2008 22:09
von Steve Lenz
Unsere sind heute angekommen. Schöne Stücke, sehr gut gearbeitet. Sehr zu empfehlen! :sct: