This is a replic of the famous Fulham Sword Gladius Fulham (found in Fulham, UK) now part of the collection of the British Museum. It is an example of a subtype of the Mainz gladius, with a blade that is somewhat more "waisted" in the middle part of the blade. Like the Mainz gladius, the Fulham has a long point. More information...
Gladius Fulham
Sword class B
- Handle, cross guard and pommel made of hardwood
- The handle is colored (imitation ivory)
- A brass fitting is sunk into the cross guard from the blade side
- The Gladius can be supplied with wood scabbard after your choice
- Total length: 73cm
- Blade length: 51.8cm
- Blade width (base): 60mm
- Blade width 36cm from the point: 51mm
- Weight of the sword without scabbard: 905 g Ca
- Weight of the sword with scabbard: 1590 g Ca
- Blade of spring steel W.Nr. 1.7102 (DIN 54SiCr6) quenched to a hardness of approx. 53 HRC
Made in the Czech Republic.
Later Gladii are referred to as the Mainz, Fulham, and Pompeii types. In the late Roman period, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus refers to swords called semispathae (or semispathia) and spathae, for both of which he appears to consider gladius an appropriate term. All types of gladius appear to have also been suitable for cutting and chopping motions as well as for thrusting.
Please read our: Directions for the use of bladed weapons.