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Risto Rautiainen
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 Posted: Sun 01 Oct, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: Wikipedia gladius article |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladius
Aren't those weights a little on the heavy side? It's hard for me to understand how could a sword that's 60cm long weigh 1,6kg. Could someone with a bit more knowledge about gladius weights edit those weights to be more realistic. Or am I totally wrong here?
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Peter Johnsson
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Those weights are definitely on the heavy side.
Can´t think why they provide that figure. Could it be based on rather overbuilt bunt reenacting "swords" such as the one shown in the photoi illustrating the article?
A rather more correct weigth for a pompeii gladius would be around 650-700 grams.
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