AZTimT
The Stripetition Finish Guy (inactive)
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I loved the Gladius from the moment I saw the first pics, especially when I saw a bruiser version. I didn't originally plan on getting one due to the price and not being able to attend Blade in person. Hogs are great people though and David Brown scored some awesome bruisers for me, a BOSS Jack and a Gladius! Also a couple of Basic 11's. I have no idea how to make the budget this month, but no regrets, I've been broke before and it never killed me LOL
The night I brought them home they looked like this.
A pair of Jacks.
I couldn't resist playing with the Gladius though as it is just a beast of a blade and by that I mean this blade to me is a poor man's MOAB and then some. Kind of like a hand axe combined with a short sword, it chops wood to beat hell and I mean you actually get a rush while you are swinging it at the hapless target. It is heavy, but the balance is great and just plain works. I'm talking wood chips flying 10 or more feet when you connect!
:thumbup: It makes one heck of a tree trimmer too, like a Ruck on steroids. The holes around the fasteners are very sharp though with the G10 and so I sanded them down a bit so it didn't hurt to use bare handed. I also took advantage of the opportunity to make the top layer of black more visible and I am very happy with it now. I still haven't played around with the BOSS Jack yet, mostly because I was having too much fun terrorizing the back yard with the Gladius. The only company I had were my dogs, but they are worse photographers than I am though so no pics of the action, but here is a pic of the new look of the handles. It washed up real nice too and doesn't even look used.
The night I brought them home they looked like this.
A pair of Jacks.
I couldn't resist playing with the Gladius though as it is just a beast of a blade and by that I mean this blade to me is a poor man's MOAB and then some. Kind of like a hand axe combined with a short sword, it chops wood to beat hell and I mean you actually get a rush while you are swinging it at the hapless target. It is heavy, but the balance is great and just plain works. I'm talking wood chips flying 10 or more feet when you connect!
:thumbup: It makes one heck of a tree trimmer too, like a Ruck on steroids. The holes around the fasteners are very sharp though with the G10 and so I sanded them down a bit so it didn't hurt to use bare handed. I also took advantage of the opportunity to make the top layer of black more visible and I am very happy with it now. I still haven't played around with the BOSS Jack yet, mostly because I was having too much fun terrorizing the back yard with the Gladius. The only company I had were my dogs, but they are worse photographers than I am though so no pics of the action, but here is a pic of the new look of the handles. It washed up real nice too and doesn't even look used.
