Tournament Gladius Spanish type with wooden hilt

– 65G steel, grinding, hardening, blade hardness 50 HRC.
– Blade length 63 cm
– Total length 82 cm
– Crossguard width about 8 cm
– Blade thickness at the crossguard about 5 mm
– Weight 1033 g
This model of the tournament gladius has a wooden hilt, which allows for practicing the combat techniques of Roman infantry or gladiator warriors as closely as possible.

Ancient Roman short sword gladius with a Spanish-type blade. Used from 200 BC to 20 BC. The Spanish gladius was the largest and heaviest of the gladii. The earliest and longest of the gladii, it had a pronounced leaf-like shape.