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This is an absolutely glorious piece of work.
But what is that sort of pattering from? is it from folding it a bunch of times, like with Damascus Steel?
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What an awesome awesome blade my friend, they is certainly a shit load of damascus in that fella, what damascus is that, do you forge it yourself or buy it in billets and shape it, anyway this is a beautiful example my friend, really beautiful
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Remarkably small for the sword that conquered the ancient world. Those Romans were brave, or stupid, or both (especially for going into battle in sandals 
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Short swords break less easily than long ones so the gladius was more durable with its short blade than longer sword made of the same material (I think iron, but bronze amy have been used rarely). This also says something about Roman Cultural beliefs. The Romans believed Greek culture was superior to all others and thus tried to emulate it. the gladius could be an emulation of the spartan lakonian a sword whose blade was approximately 13 inches long and was used for stabbing attacks in the close quarters of the spartan phalanx.
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I hadn't thought about durability. I suppose if your opponent has a small sword too you can still easily parry it with such a small blade.
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The length of the sword made it easier to manuver. They designed their tactics to let them get in close. They also figured out you only need to go in about two inches to kill someone. I wonder how they tested that one...
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Probably involved cruel and inhuman treatment of something. I just watched a documentary about the inner workings of the colliseum
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