Gladius Sword Build

D.Crawford

D.Crawford

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Here's a few pics of a sword build I'm finishing up. A friend & neighbor was interested in having his Albion blade (5160 steel) made
into a finished sword so... I constructed a guard from 1095 steel and a great piece of dark black ebony.
The handle is stabilized black & white ebony and the pommel is five layers of 1095 steel and is peened together with 8 pins.
All of the steel was heat treated and heat blued for a nice, battle-worn patina. Just needs a peen block and peening to be complete.
The steel adds just enough weight to make this feel really substantial in the hand. The balance point is ~ 1" off the front of the guard.

Gerry at Exotic Woods USA was great about finding me some really nice ebony at a really good price so check him out
if you're in the market for hardwoods www.exoticwoodsusa.com Thanks Gerry.

This is my first sword project so I welcome your comments. Thanks for looking.





 
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I've always loved the gladius sword. And this provides a good example of why. That thing is just plain awesome!
 
raylaconico said:
Nice work! Does Albion still sell that blade?
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Thanks Ray. Yes, the customer very recently bought the blade direct from Albion. It's 5160, cnc cut and milled, then HT'd with salts.
I re-tempered the tang for my own peace of mind but I was reasonably impressed with the blade.


Thanks to everyone for your comments.
 
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