Roman gladius?

[Anonymous]

The second sword certainly isn't a gladius, and very unlikely to be Roman either. It'd probably medieval with the cross-piece. The little loop down the side of the blade is to my knowledge not found on any other Roman sword, either archaeological or iconographic. Assuming that the loop is copper alloy, that would explain why it isn't as corroded as the rest of the sword, and from the close-up photos, it doesn't seem to have been altered recently. It could even by a C19th kaskara from Sudan, they still keep on springing up here and there.<br>
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