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The gladius was the most important weapon of Roman legionaries from the 3rd century BC until about the 3rd century AD. Gladii have been found all over the former Roman Empire. Subdivided into types, each type is named after the region where most examples were discovered. Designed for stabbing and slashing in close combat, the gladius was eventually succeeded by the spatha — a longer type of sword.
This gladius is not a replica of a specific original. Instead, it combines characteristics of different gladii from the first century AD, following the Fulham or Fulham-Mainz type with a long straight blade and a long, sharply pointed tip. The scabbard is based on a historical original: remains of a scabbard recovered from the Porto Novo shipwreck, dating to the 1st century AD and found near Porto Vecchio in Corsica. Its shape and size also classify it as a Fulham-Mainz transition type.
The blade is made from EN45 spring steel. It features a full tang with a screwed pommel, and the hilt is made from bone and wood. The gladius comes with a brown leather scabbard fitted with extensive decorative replica brass fittings and brass rings for attaching it to a belt.
