i want to buy a gladius

[gh0st]

does anyone have any suggestions on where to look? all the sites im looking at just look like shit and its hard to trust them.

 

[mindless_moder]

whats a gladius?

 

[Adrien C]

I think its a knife ?

 

[Yuri]

It is a small dagger-type sword thing that the Roman army used.

Google is your friend.

 

[Adrien C]

I was right then.

 

[Raziaar]

Most people know it by the romans, but the romans adopted it from Iberian Celts. They respected it so much they decided to use it for their own troops =)

 

[nutcrackr]

Is it sad that I knew it from Diablo and not the Romans?

 

[Yuri]

Is it sad that I knew it from Diablo and not the Romans?

Haha, I knew it from Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

 

[KidRock]

I knew what a gladius was from Rome total war haha. and they say video games dont teach us anything.. i say RUBBISH

 

[Danimal]

You are correct KidRock

You can learn all types of stuff like how to get into bullet time =P

And buildings are indestructable

 

[Kabukiavenger]

Aye, the roman shortsword that forged the greatest empire the ancient world ever saw: the Gladius. A well-balanced thrusting weapon, perfect for slipping between the ribs of an opposing army.


You'd have to talk to smiths who specialize in sword making. I doubt its that hard to get one, although itll cost you some serious dough (several hundred to a thousand bucks, easily).

 

[Raziaar]

Aye, the roman shortsword that forged the greatest empire the ancient world ever saw: the Gladius. A well-balanced thrusting weapon, perfect for slipping between the ribs of an opposing army.


You'd have to talk to smiths who specialize in sword making. I doubt its that hard to get one, although itll cost you some serious dough (several hundred to a thousand bucks, easily).

I seriously want to take up the art of blacksmithing. Can make a good living that way if you got good at it, I would think, considering how much people pay for swords and stuff for their collections. Heh.

Besides... it'd be a cool as hell hobby!

 

[kaf11]

ive recently started making chainmail, its a fun hobby.

 

[Kabukiavenger]

I seriously want to take up the art of blacksmithing. Can make a good living that way if you got good at it, I would think, considering how much people pay for swords and stuff for their collections. Heh.

Besides... it'd be a cool as hell hobby!

its also damned hard work, particularly for making blades, they have to be QUALITY, or they'll shatter.

 

[Raziaar]

its also damned hard work, particularly for making blades, they have to be QUALITY, or they'll shatter.

Umm yeah... of course it would be. Where did I say it would be easy? One would have to master the 'art'.

 

[Lil' Timmy]

albion armorers makes great swords, if you're into authentic swords and not fantasy stuff. the gladii they make are here http://albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-firstgen.htm

 

[gh0st]

albion armorers makes great swords, if you're into authentic swords and not fantasy stuff. the gladii they make are here http://albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-firstgen.htm

that is sexy.. and expensive. ill have to save my pennies

 

[MadHatter]

Forget the gladius, get a hand-and-a-half sword.

 

[gh0st]

Forget the gladius, get a hand-and-a-half sword.

shh if i get that i wont get my legionnaire costume. :angry:

 

[MadHatter]

Ahhh, then be sure to get your lorica segmentata and scutum shield as well. Some pila couldn't hurt either.

 

[gh0st]

i wont forget my gallic style helm either. and 2 pilae ;D and a glock.

 

[Lil' Timmy]

that is sexy.. and expensive. ill have to save my pennies

yeah, real swords, made by quality smiths aren't cheap

you could buy just a bare gladius blade (blade and tang) for like half as much, if you know how to make your own handle, pommel and hilt
(that mainz rheingonhiem gladius is pretty sweet :O)

if you want to be a total bad-ass, forget about rome, go for the ancient lands of hyborea!!

 

[MadHatter]

Boo, screw Hyborea, give me a Holy Avenger.