Puncture and Tear Resistant Virtually Indestructible Always Returns to Form Perrformance Cores Fused to Foam Among The Best Looking Swords on the Market High-Performance Foam Roman Gladius    $139  Expedited Shipping Available! E-mail service@strongblade.com or call 866-7SWORDS On Sale!    Please select the model that you would like to purchase, Then click on the Add to Cart button. LARP High Performance Roman Gladius   Model# SBCL-ROMANGLADIUS  $139       In Stock - Ships in 1-3 days   Accessories - Sword Hangers LARP Sword Frog, Black, Right Hand Draw(worn on left hip)   Model# SBMT-ACC-SWDFROG-TRI-BK-R  $25   (Originally $28) |     Out of Stock   LARP Sword Frog, Black, Left Hand Draw(worn on right hip)   Model# SBMT-ACC-SWDFROG-TRI-BK-L  $25   (Originally $28) |     In Stock - Ships in 1-3 days   LARP Sword Frog, Brown, Right Hand Draw(worn on left hip)   Model# SBMT-ACC-SWDFROG-TRI-BN-R  $25   (Originally $28) |     Out of Stock   LARP Sword Frog, Brown, Left Hand Draw(worn on right hip)   Model# SBMT-ACC-SWDFROG-TRI-BN-L  $25   (Originally $28) |     In Stock - Ships in 1-3 days   The Roman Gladius has a long and prosperous history. Originally a Spanish weapon, the Romans saw the effectiveness of the sword and quickly adopted it for their own troops. The gladius was used primarily for stabbing, so it features a fearsome v-shaped tip, great for slipping through the spaces in ribs, or through the cartilage itself if aim was bad or mood particularly grim. The versatile sword could also be used to slash; both edges were sharpened and deadly. The weapon was ideal for the Romans, who used it in formation, with all soldiers drawing their swords from their right side with their right hand (this bit of conformity kept legionnaires from accidentally dissecting their immediate neighbors). The small swords were the perfect complement to the huge scutum shields (easy killer, I said Scutum) that the soldiers used in their formations, giving the troops speed and the ability to withdraw the weapon quickly and defend themselves solely with the shield. Gladiators naturally adopted a (shorter) version of the gladius as one of their primary weapons and, in a burst of wild creativity, were named after their swords. Want some more nutsy creativity? Well, then consider this: Gladius in Latin means .... sword. Are we getting too abstract for you? The Pompeii Gladius was one of the latest versions of the sword. One similar to this one was found in the ruins of the once mighty Roman colony. You'll recall that Pompeii had some volcano problems in 79 B.C. and ended up bundled nicely in the ancient version of packing peanuts. Bad for them, good for archeologists.

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