Worked for the Romans !
Couple of things.....I want more length (doesn't everybody) and the Busse is awesome, and I love them, but I would not consider them available except randomly during a drop or at inflated aftermarket prices.
A long gladius, while they occurred in varying lengths depending on the sword smith, would properly be a spatha, which was slightly similar to a Migration Era Germanic sword.
I was under the impression that traditional gladius blades were 18-22 inches in length and spatha were longer than 22 inches (Generally speaking.)
Well someone will come along and explain why we are both right and wrong and then give us a “it depends” answerI think you're right about this. If only we could look it up somewhere!
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"Well, aaakchully . . ."Well someone will come along and explain why we are both right and wrong and then give us a “it depends” answer
Of course, and as a weapon of ancient warfare it in conjunction with the pilum, the scutum and some pretty impressive engineering skills conquered the known world. Besides that when done properly they are a beautiful bit of weaponry. That said, the modern version has the dual advantage of not only being completely useless or nearly so as a weapon of modern warfare, but being plug ugly as well.Worked for the Romans !
Yes ! And mostly, IIRC , the Romans fought in well disciplined and organized line formations , shield walls etc . This allowed the gladius to work to best advantage .
I’d love to get a gage custom but time and availability always have been a problem.
I discovered that Kris cutlery disappeared just recently myself. That's kind of a shame my second sword came from them many years ago now. They used to be my go to answer when someone asked about a decent quality budget sword.
