Mainz style gladius recreation

[Augustus Janus]

Best of luck John. Keep us posted. If you want to do the Tiberius with a rounded point it's easy enough to do even without a drawing.

Jim

[Johannesder Taufer]

So as I was searching grip designs I came across this very complete sword. It looks to me like a Mainz blade but you would know more. I am thinking about using the whole design but in wood and with a bone grip. is it a Mainz gladius?

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[Augustus Janus]

I have seen this sword before and also saw it described as a good fake. I don't know for sure whether it's fake or not. Any one else on RAT familiar with this?

Jim

[Johannesder Taufer]

It does look like a fake. The blade is too perfect and all that. Have you checked out the Albion Augustus? I think that whole thing is the closest to what I am looking for but I will use a bone handle. Does the brass plate have to be set in the guard or can it just be flush? The shape of the guard looks to be more oval than round in the case of the sword of Tiberius. (see small piece in the attached picture) Also does the pommel nut have to be brass or was it ever just the same material as the tang? I will be making the blade this weekend. Thanks for consistently answering my questions Jim.

[markusaurelius]

Fake for a million reasons. Its been discussed before but i think the owner threatened to sue. So we'll leave it at that.

Stick to the obvious examples out there like the nice one that John posted.

[Augustus Janus]

I knew I'd seen that sword before and it was at the time discussed as being a fake. It's one of those "Too good to be true" things

Jim

[PhilusEstilius]

The feature that is strange is how it only has three finger grips.

[Pointer]

It was Mickey Mouse's Sword... don't'cha know?

[Johannesder Taufer]

Today is the day. I will be making the blade today. I went to the local steel yard and got a piece of 1/4" x 3" flat bar. It was around $23.00. Pictures of the process to follow.

[Augustus Janus]

Great John. Keep us posted.

Jim

[Johannesder Taufer]

Tutorial: how to make a mainz gladius/ any other sword. Cheap steel, stock removal, no heat treat.
Materials:
steel for the blade 1/4"x3" x 3' long (flat bar)
tools:
angle grinder with cutting and sanding wheels
bench grinder
pens, metal scribe, sharpie, etc.
paper for a full size pattern
designs that are finalized (including all dimensions)
large and small metal files
a good bench vise
patience
a big bucket of water to cool blade in
gloves
safety glasses
hearing protection
long sleeves
common sense and good judgment
Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any injury sustained because of the implementation of any ideas hereafter submitted.

[Johannesder Taufer]

step 1: obtain all the materials, tools, and finalize all designs
step 2: using the full size pattern, lay it out on the blank steel and trace it

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[Johannesder Taufer]

step 1: obtain all the materials, tools, and finalize all designs
step 2: using the full size pattern, lay it out on the blank steel and trace it

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[Johannesder Taufer]

step 3: scribe the outline on the steel and check the dimensions against your design. Make sure to leave extra length for the tang ( you can't really add later)
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[Johannesder Taufer]

step 4: Trace the outline in sharpie so it can be seen while cutting it out.