Gladius Short Sword , one price drop .

Jack O'Neill

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Gladius Short Sword , one price drop .



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    Hello all , This is a repost , hope you all like it
    The handle is 3/8" Black Linen Micarta routered out to fit over the hidden tang . The tang is 1/2" wide and 4-1/4" in on the 5 " handle for strength . It is screwed with S.S. screws and JB weld attached .

    The Guard is a unique 2 piece guard of A-2 tool steel also screwed and JB weld attached . Both handle and guard have a fine beadblasted finish

    Blade is A-2 tool steel with a fine scotch bright belt finish . Heat treated by Paul Farner at Paul Bos heat treat to a Rockwell hardness 61-62 .

    There are some blemishes in the fuller that I was unable to get sanded clean and smooth .
    Sheath is 8 oz . belt carry .Black easel stand is also included .

    O.A.L is 19 " , tip to guard is 13" , blade is 12-1/4" and 1-3/4" wide . Guard is 2-7/8" wide

    Asking $ 635.00 NOW $595.00 which includes shipping , Insurance , and fees in the USA . Pay-pal or Postal M/O , certified bank check please . My PP is sandlot@charter.net

    comments always welcome .

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Thanks guys for the comments and yes Tony , wives do wield some power don't they . Well she said I can try to sell it this one last time and no price drop .
 
You better be good to her, or you will have to deal with the Gladius o_O

Damn that is a great piece of work:thumbsup:
 
was built from 3/16 " A-2 and weighs 1lb.6oz . Forgot to mention that .

Thanks again for the comments guys , I do appreciate it .
 
AVigil said:
You better be good to her, or you will have to deal with the Gladius o_O

Damn that is a great piece of work:thumbsup:
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Thanks Adam , it was a bit of work , matching the split guard shape to the blade shape was time consuming .Not to mention routing out the handle to fit right .
 
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