Gladius pompeianus - part 1/4

Making a gladius with non-professional tools.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• gladius
• sword
• roman empire
• weapon
• legionary
• legion
• Rome
• antiquity

[MADdwarfWorkshop]

Very nice work!

I'm a swordsmith and I forged a Gladius styled blade last year.

To see it visit our website

(linked on profile)

Awesome work for not having the traditional tools! :)

[gabber700]

Thank you very much!

I would like to learn, the original way to craft a sword... but its not easy to find a kind swordsmith with tools for that :)

Now I'm traing to finish my Roman outfit alone. It takes years, but i'll do it ;)

[vidgamer]

those tools look pretty professional to me, and why is there no sound?

[gabber700]

Hi!

There is no sound because the copyright law problems :) My chainmail vid ws banned ones because I used the soundtrack of Ben Hur. I dont know who had problem with that....

[Thecando]

What kind of steel did you use?

And where did you get it?

[gabber700]

Written on the steel: 55Sicr

Its a spring steel, maybe not the best. The best steels for blades must contain high carbon contents.

[bassfuryvi]

great result from workshop kit..love the scribe for the edge centre with a pencil at the beginning ... RESPECT.

[snickers763]

@vidgamer an angle gringer is the most proffesional i see and you can pick them up for about 20 bucks

[praetorianus72]

Good job

[GillsFan91]

When I was 11 I found a block of wood in my cellar and using wood chisels I carved a Gladius not the most pretty thing but it was good for my first try.

[SwordsMasters]

I made a gladius using a jigsaw for cutting out the blade its harder with a jigsaw

[SwordsMasters]

awsome sword

[jethro035181]

i'm doing the same thing, but my resourses here at donaldson correctional are very restricted

[yanniskusogaki]

Gladius pumpmyanus

[Chaosslicer321]

what kind of metal and how much did it cost?

[BraveWolf24]

What kind of metal did you use?? Iron? Steel?

[praetorianus72]

Excellent, good job.