Brass work for Gladius in process.

[Titus Marius Secundus]

So I got there on the way back home to buy the terminal knob ( promised to be solid brass) and some thicker brass for the cross hangers. I decided to go ahead and buy it as my own guess I needed thicker. I don't plan on giving any brass stripes ridges or anything fancy to add extra strength...here are some pics of what I bought. The terminal knob is slightly magnetic :neutral: and I scraped some, produced a nickle color, but I filed it and I can't see the nickle anymore. Seems to have magically turned solid brass on me :-o The area I filed is no longer magnetic. Maybe because filing it messed up the ions? or polarity? Also the factory hole is drilled too deep! If I file any further I will have a hole. I barely have broken through already :neutral: My dad says we'll make a mold tomorrow and in a couple days a cast piece, for sure solid brass, and able to file away the tip to make it look more like Crispvs's. Here's some pics :grin:

Sam