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The snake was a common motif in Roman art and jewelry

This gladius has a semi-sharp blade made of EN45 spring steel

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Culloden targe Huisdecoratie _x005F_x005F_x005FThis targe is based on originals that were used during the last Jacobite uprising of 17451746. The original is now part of the collection of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. The targe was a formidable weapon and not an isolated development. The wars of the Jacobites should be seen in a broader European context, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession (17011714) or, more broadly, the conflicts that arose between Catholic and Protestant