{"id":5940,"date":"2022-02-23T11:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T04:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/?p=5940"},"modified":"2024-03-15T20:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:37:27","slug":"mark-morrow-roman-gladius-exquisite-reproduction-of-the-roman-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2022\/02\/23\/mark-morrow-roman-gladius-exquisite-reproduction-of-the-roman-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Morrow Roman Gladius exquisite reproduction of the  Roman sword"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only the finest reproductions of the Roman short sword such as the Mark Morrow Gladius can do justice to the real thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gladius-large.jpg?resize=474%2C184&#038;quality=60\" alt=\"Mark Morrow Roman Gladius\" class=\"wp-image-5941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gladius-large.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gladius-large.jpg?resize=400%2C156&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gladius-large.jpg?resize=768%2C299&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gladius-large.jpg?w=948&amp;quality=60 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Both edges of  the Mark Morrow Roman Gladius are razor sharp.  Below it is the Spartan sword which has a 13 1\/2 inch blade.  I got the Spartan sword from Cult of Athena which s about as close to a real Spartan sword as it gets.  Most movies show longer Spartan swords which as historically inaccurate. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure there are some pretty good replicas from the Philippines, India. Or even good Chinese copies out there. But I&#8217;m almost equally certain there&#8217;s going to be that little something that throws the imitation off.  Due to it being historically inaccurate.  Or because it lacks overall craftsmanship and attention to detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='474' height='267' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/4K3Z3n83?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2F4K3Z3n83%2Fgladius_mp4.scrubthumb.jpg&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-video-i-ve-mentioned-that-the-mark-morrow-roman-gladius-costs-1000-which-isn-t-quite-altogether-true-nbsp-because-over-350-of-its-cost-is-represented-by-its-sheath-nbsp\">In the video I&#8217;ve mentioned that the Mark Morrow Roman gladius costs $1000.  Which isn&#8217;t quite altogether true.&nbsp; Because over $350 of its cost is represented by its sheath.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many reproductions fall down when the quality of the scabbard is not up to the standards set by the sword itself.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve also paid a little more for Mark&#8217;s shipping it to me because I live in Thailand.&nbsp;&nbsp; But no matter which way you cut it getting a Mark Morrow Roman Gladius is much more of an investment than what you might pay elsewhere.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, that investment gets you closer to the real Roman sword than about anything else that&#8217;s out there.&nbsp; Mark uses real bone and real wood similar to what the Romans had to work with two thousand years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-m-also-confident-that-his-gladius-is-the-same-size-weight-and-overall-balance-real-roman-weapons-had\"> I&#8217;m also confident that his gladius is the same size, weight and overall balance real Roman weapons had.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> The only main differences I can see between what a real Roman soldier had to fight with and what&#8217;s hanging on my wall is that my wall ornament is a whole lot better than what the legionnaires in Caesar&#8217;s time brought to the battlefield.&nbsp; For one thing, the sword I got from Mark is made from much better steel than the ancients had back then.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"my-gladius-is-actually-a-scary-thing-to-take-down-from-the-wall-its-twin-edged-blade-is-over-two-inches-wide-and-it-s-razor-sharp\">My gladius is actually a scary thing to take down from the wall.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its twin edged blade is over two inches wide and it&#8217;s razor sharp.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And since the sword is over two pounds just the thought of it slipping from my hand onto my foot sends shivers up and down my spine.&nbsp; Its exquisite in every detail without as much as a hair width out of line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have other swords that are nearly equally sharp as my Mark Morrow Roman Gladius.&nbsp; And my Japanese Katana and my largest kuhkuri actually weighs a little bit more.&nbsp; Neither is as terrifying, however.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Romans used the gladius  primarily as a thrusting, stabbing weapon. rather than as a slashing weapons.&nbsp; Roman soldiers were instructed to go for the groin or abdomen first. While preferably keeping their shields still  in front of them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Typically this would be in the melee after the legionnaires<a href=\"http:\/\/alphapro.com\/funhouse\/2022\/02\/23\/mark-morrow-roman-pilum-best-reproduction-of-mankinds-most-lethal-spear\/\"> had first thrown their Pilla<\/a> thrown their pila at their enemies.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time the two opposing forces  collided there would be dead and wounded underneath one&#8217;s feet.  While many of the enemy  still able to stand  have thrown away their shields.   Rendered useless by the pila stuck inside of them.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Roman legionaries could now attack their enemies behind their wall of shields.  While stabbing furiously at their guts.  Their interlocking wall of shields protected the Roman legionaries.   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