Sword Making Tutorial Make Your Own Gladius

[Matt Lukes]

And so what's wrong with this sword???

The blade looks fine proportionally- save for the fantasy wreath and Greek text, but I know that's just owner preference :wink:

The point of us mentioning that a gladius-making tutorial should start with being sure the shape one has chosen is correct has to do with the large number of commercial and other blades that are claimed to be gladii but that aren't really very or any good. No one was commenting on your particular choice or knowledge Rick But anyone even new-ish to the subject could get it all wrong if he/she hasn't done enough or the proper research.

The number one thing I've learned is not to follow others' reproduction designs blindly- some are good, some aren't- so it's always, ALWAYS best to go back to primary sources: actual artifacts. Really stating this was all that was necessary- we didn't expect your thread to go so far off course :lol: Just to say don't automatically trust reproductions because they can be only 'good enough' for some, which doesn't make them authentic by any means...