Museum replicas Xiphos

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Be aware that, whatever it ends up looking like, it's never going to feel very good in your hand. There was a reason why the Romans switched to the gladius hispaniensis as soon as they had a chance to handle a few.

Are you suggesting that the reason a cheap replica sword doesn't feel well in the hand has anything to do with the reasons the Romans adopted any sword in the place of another?

These swords were very well balanced in fact,and survived 4 centuries virtually unchanged for a reason: they served well the soldiers that were fighting under specific situations.
Khaire
Giannis