Good Quality Serious Gladius?

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DPris

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Greetings,
Tried searching it, got multiple pages of all sorts of stuff, don't have the energy to work through them.
Any suggestions for a serious gladius? No intentions of using it, don't want to carry it, no martial artistry involved, not for display, just want a good quality representative sample with decent steel and don't want a wallhanger with a tinfoil blade that can't be sharpened.
Thanks.
Denis
 
Hi Slim,
I've owned two Windlass Steel products, literally threw one away, still got the other one, but have no expectations of real life utility from it.
I don't trust anything from them as a potential user, never heard anything good about their steel yet.
But I do appreciate the suggestions.
Thanks.
Denis
 
Knowing the quality of most of the rest of the stuff that atlanta cutlery sells, not to mention the Nehru-4000 coat I bought from them, I figured that was the case. but they make all these cool "claims" and do "tests". I'm always wary of a blade product that isn't specific about its steel.

now that I think about it, I've got a buddy who is an apprentice for an armorer that works with Albion Swords. they make these
 
Check out Albion Sword's NextGen line. The swords are based on extensive research of actual historical examples of each sword-type that they produce. They have an excellent reputation for producing a high-quality product and for their customer service.
 
Here's another one for ya:
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Kris Cutlery knows how to make a sword, but I don't know specifically about the quality of their gladius.
 
Wally Hayes is making a couple lengths of gladious, think I saw them at bladeart. IMO this could be one of the most wicked edged weapons period
 
I'll second the motion to have a look at Albion's products. To my mind they are the only serious non-custom gladius maker on the market.
 
Hi there
The Albion swords sure look great! A cheaper and less accurate version can be had from Paul Chen, no good for re-enactment or living history but a nice"in the style of" rendition. Come sharp with a nice sheath and baldric set up.
Phil
 
Discovered on this very forum that I got burned on a Chen Godfred Viking sword.
Kinda soured me on his stuff. I understand the Henwei Forge products are supposed to be good in general, but still....
Denis
 
the casiberia viking sword was poor quality? Please explane, im happy i got my friend a cold steel one and not the casiberia one now:D
 
The Paul Chen Damascus Godfred sword I talked my wife into getting me for Christmas about four years ago (she's a sweetie) apparently had some breakable tendencies.
I was told here that they don't stand up under use. I haven't tested mine on anything.
Again, I'm not a mall ninja & don't want any sword for actual use, I just want a sword to be a sword and not just a thing that looks like one.
Same thing with a Colt .45 Peacemaker- I don't want a pot metal replica that doesn't shoot as a decorator piece, I want a fully functional sample.
Are we talking about the same sword? I didn't know Cas Iberia sells Chen's stuff.
Denis
 
Cutlass,
That's the one.
Please note I'm not speaking about it of my own knowledge, I was told by people here that know much more about swords than I do. :) Mine looks great, but I haven't used it on anything.

Angelus,
Thanks.

Denis
 
Paul Chen/Hanwei all the same stuff,marketed by CAS. I think you will find that their quality has progressed in leaps and bounds. In a thread about the Practical Viking we manged to identify at least 4 evolutions of that sword, each an improvement on the previous one. BTW how do you know you got burned on the Godfreid if you haven't used it for anything. Have had a cut with on here and it murdered cabbages and other vegeies, to pricey for me though $800+.
Phil
 
Hi Phil,
The short history is that I saw a Godfreid in a local blade shop, liked it, they wanted a little over $400. Went home, looked around for it on the internet, saw generally good reviews of Chen/Hanwei, my wife bought a new-in-box one off Ebay for a little over $250. Looks great. A year or two later, I came across a mention of the Godfreid on this forum that mentioned breakage. I asked further & was told by a couple people that the Godfreids from the period when I got mine were substandard.
Again, I only mention this to show my reluctance to try another of their products. I don't of my own knowledge say the products were, or are, bad.
Haven't tried mine, it's got a good edge that would undoubtedly cut vegetables, but I don't consider that much of a test of the strength or durability of the sword & don't want to break anything by testing it on something tougher. At least I can still look at it fondly, if I broke it I'd have to throw away a very thoughtful Christmas present from my wife. :)
Denis
 
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