02-09-2011, 07:10 PM
Hello to everyone,
I've just entered your forum. I am impressed by the huge load of information one can find here. I will need days and weeks to get into it, but now I am in a rush and I have a specific question.
I wish to buy a gladius as a gift for my father who has enormous background on Roman history. He is also very fond on weapons.
As a compromise between historical accuracy and technical characteristics I chosed Albion Trajan gladius. The other sword that I like very much is the Pompeii gladius from Raven Armoury (http://www.raven-armoury.co.uk/), but it is very expensive for me. (In fact the Albion is also expensive, but I decided that I could pay it.)
Here is my problem - the two gladii are 71-72cm long, but while the RA one weights ~820 grams, the Albion one weights only 665 grams. I am confused. Please tell me, is 665 grams normal? Isn't it rather light? And what is the reason for such a dramatic difference in weight, having equal lengths?
You can also suggest me some other sellers or producers of gladii, keeping in mind that I have searched through the web and these two models I like the most so far.
Thank you very much,
Peter
I've just entered your forum. I am impressed by the huge load of information one can find here. I will need days and weeks to get into it, but now I am in a rush and I have a specific question.
I wish to buy a gladius as a gift for my father who has enormous background on Roman history. He is also very fond on weapons.
As a compromise between historical accuracy and technical characteristics I chosed Albion Trajan gladius. The other sword that I like very much is the Pompeii gladius from Raven Armoury (http://www.raven-armoury.co.uk/), but it is very expensive for me. (In fact the Albion is also expensive, but I decided that I could pay it.)
Here is my problem - the two gladii are 71-72cm long, but while the RA one weights ~820 grams, the Albion one weights only 665 grams. I am confused. Please tell me, is 665 grams normal? Isn't it rather light? And what is the reason for such a dramatic difference in weight, having equal lengths?
You can also suggest me some other sellers or producers of gladii, keeping in mind that I have searched through the web and these two models I like the most so far.
Thank you very much,
Peter
