I just took delivery of this. :) It's a Mainz gladius made by Josh Davis of Davis Reproductions. The pommel and guard are walnut; the grip is maple. The wood parts are treated only with Danish oil. The pommel nut and inset plate are brass. The scabbard is wood, covered with leather, with a brass frame. It's a simplified version of what you might have seen in the Empire, lacking tinning/etc. of the brass frame and lacking pierced plates and such. The scabbard tip was cast by Josh as was the buckle on the baldric. The buckle uses one of those fancy tongues seen on Roman artifacts.

First pic by me. The rest by Josh. Better ones to follow when I have time. :)

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The pommel and guard are darker IRL than this pic might show

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Is the grain on the forward portion of the hilt closed/sanded flush? Or is there a bit of texture to that still? The pommel portion (apologies, I have no clue on my gladius terminology) appears to be flush and I'm just curious if the portion above the grip is as well. Gorgeous gladius!

Thanks!

I dragged the camera stuff out this evening. Here are some better pics. :)

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You can see some of the variations in grain and color on the underside of the pommel

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Josh's custom hand- made (cast and engraved) buckle

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That's a great looking sword. What was the wait time to get it done?

I really need to add a gladius to my collection, but remain undecided which style. How did you settle on this style?

Fantastic looking package,
very nice, :cool: