show off your gladius

[arklore70]

Byron,

My Pompeii style Gladius is indeed manufactured by Albion. It was their first generation of Roman Swords and is no longer available through them to the best of my knowledge.

My Mainz is manufactured by Deepeeka, and like yourself, the one I use for any type of close quarter drill since the edge is unsharpened. My grip does not rotate around the tang.

You might be able to notice that I sanded down the pommel a bit on mine to allow for easier manipulation since the grip is a bit thin for my hands. I kept having the pommel rub/bump against my wrist anytime I tried any maneuver besides a thrust.

You should notice that if you put some muscle behind the pommel, it does screw off. Not sure if this helps, but you may be able to either tighten down on it to stop the grip from spinning, remove the pommel to replace the grip, or perhaps remove the pommel and apply a tough epoxy down the grip to stop it from rotating.

That said, for the price, I still find the Deepeeka Mainz to be a solid sword for the money.

v/r
Mike