This is one scary shortsword... light and quick and I would hate to face anyone that is using one of these...

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Specifications
Overall length: 27.625" (70 cm)
Blade length: 20.25" (51.44 cm)
Blade width: 2.625" (6.67 cm)
CoP: n/a
CoB: 4.125" (10.48 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 11 oz (760 grams)

Best,

Howy

A winner if you ask me. Way to go Albion!

Beautiful, and I'm sure it will look much better 'in person'........I've had one on order since last April and suspect that I can now look forward to another white box arriving sometime in the not-too-distant future.

That gladius looks wonderful. Germans and Parthians beware.

The 1st Gen gladii had bone grips, right? Why did you switch to holly?

Though I don't have much personal interest in the Roman pieces, I have to say, this looks really sweet - as if there was room for doubt... I'm a little surprised at my level of curiosity; I'm looking forward to seeing what the Pedite and Aquilifier look like "in the flesh"!

I hope these pieces are as successful as the Medieval pieces have been!

Who knows... put one of these in my hand, and I may raise an eyebrow...

Does this sword have a peened pommel nut? The shape and detail of the nut is really nice.
Do you guys actually hand carve all those grips, guards and pommels?! They are really nice looking as well. :D
I have this gladius ordered and now I am really champing at the bit to wield it!

Of the Roman pieces, this was the one I was most looking forward to seeing in steel, based on the sketches. It looks every bit as sweet as I thought it would! :D

One question, though: did you forgo the incised lines on the pommel for aesthetic reasons, or for some matter of practicality (ease/cost of production, perhaps)?

Now I really like that a lot. A certain part of me loves Greek and Roman era arms.

Its nice to see this one finished as well.

Please keep them coming.

I have to agree with Aaron,

I'm usally not interested in Roman stuff, but this is pretty sweet!

Never was crazy about them but now I want one :D

That's way cool :cool:

Very exciting :D :) :cool: !

First question: is the grip perfectly round or is it somewhat oval (more specifically, how easy is it to keep track of whether the sword is edge-on or not while in your hand)?

Second question: I am very interested to hear about impressions in regards to handling this sword as compared to its First Gen counterpart. Could someone (Peter?) elaborate a bit in technical detail as to how the two compare and how the new sword compares in reference to historical examples?

I need to get myself some weekday time off of work. I really want to have this one in hand. Strange as it may sound, it was the Roman swords that brought my imagination to Albion's door in the first place.

[ponders quietly in mind] Now if Kevin were to thumb through some pictures to get the style down and [cough] dress one of these up a little [cough]. . . ;)

Great job again! I secretly love leaf blades. I was never a huge fan of the roman stuff though, but I am very tempted with this one... I'm looking forward to the other romans in the line too. Great job Albion you guys are making great progress this month! :)