[Regia-NA] arms and armour site

[John Lambert]

If you all mean the Binns Norman sword with the disk pommel (VS4), I (a 
Norman) bought one a couple of years ago from Jelling Dragon for Hastings 
2000. It is well made and well balanced. If the current version is like 
mine, the "design" shown on the pommel in the Jelling Dragon picture is 
produced by reflections from a raised "nipple" in the center. You can see it 
in a picture of my sword at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/J_Lambert/hauberk.jpg

The disk pommel is rather plain compared to some of the other designs, but I 
like it. I keep thinking about having it engraved some way to spiff it up. 
Are there any historical examples of types of engraving on disk pommels from 
our time period?

John Lambert

>From: monsieurgeoffrey@netscape.net (Jeffrey Fulton)
>
>Dunno about any Saxons, but this Viking/Norman ordered one 3 weeks ago...
>
>Bjorn/Jef
>
>"Douglas Sunlin" <dsunlin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I might note that Jelling Dragon's site is newly spiffed up, and they do
> >take credit cards:
> >http://jelldragon.com/
> >
> >On a side note, Paul Binns' Norman sword sure look pretty. Any thoughts 
>as
> >to the likelihood of a Anglo-Saxon geneat having his hands on one?
> ><><><> <><><> <><><>
> >



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