Making a Roman Gladius

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @enduraman1
    @enduraman1 9 лет назад

    Beautiful hand crafted Gladius sword pompeii type. Step by step demonstration on forging the blade and rebar tang and hand crafted walnut and hazel wood.

  • @unab84
    @unab84 9 лет назад +16

    Now if you want to field an army make 100 000 of theses..... Must have been a huge industry back in roman times.

  • @ME16510
    @ME16510 9 лет назад +18

    I just spend 10 minutes trying to figure out why my audio wasn't working, then I realized the video didn't have audio. Damn.

    • @renardgrise
      @renardgrise 8 лет назад

      +Mark Emhoff I know right? What is this, 1916? lol

  • @ricardoortega5691
    @ricardoortega5691 9 лет назад

    you sir are a great swordsmith, congratulations

  • @comradebusman3
    @comradebusman3 3 года назад

    ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? IS THAT NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE?
    Well I sure am entertained. Very impressive stuff!

  • @gerwulfthered154
    @gerwulfthered154 9 лет назад +9

    Beautiful sword; Great video. Great gift you have.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      mark anthony Thank you very much!

    • @Lo-tf6qt
      @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад

      +franci selišek hey Im making a roman legion re-annactment for my class with some friends and I was hoping that u could send me 4 gladius plz?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      +Shix Lo How much are you willing to pay?

    • @Lo-tf6qt
      @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад

      +franci selišek ummmmm I was thinking of........... Can u give me some time to think about it?

    • @Lo-tf6qt
      @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад

      +Shix Lo actually on reconsideration I don't think I will buy them....sorry

  • @sheltonburnadeski5946
    @sheltonburnadeski5946 9 лет назад +43

    I wish you had left the sound of you hammering at the piece in.

    • @DiesInEveryFilm
      @DiesInEveryFilm 8 лет назад +4

      I'm the same I love hearing the workshop sounds that's why I leave all the sounds in my videos. I don't have music or anything

    • @Albukhshi
      @Albukhshi 8 лет назад +2

      He mentions that sound from Gladiator was used. Could be the sound was at least partially taken down by RUclips...
      Or he neglected to record Audio--whichever. *shrug*
      either way, it's still a cool video.

  • @r3vo830
    @r3vo830 9 лет назад +2

    Great sword, was worth the effort.

  • @Lo-tf6qt
    @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад

    and Pompeii hails you to bring this back to life

  • @dragond9751
    @dragond9751 6 лет назад

    Beautiful anvil in the beginning ))) Also interesting comments

  • @NoobGamer3D
    @NoobGamer3D 9 лет назад +1

    THAT. IS. SO... BEAUTIFUL :')
    nice work buddy! I'd love to make a sword like yours! I think it can be one of my hobbies on a near future.

  • @Dreamer19
    @Dreamer19 9 лет назад +4

    What a great Gladius! Perfect Skill and Music but i have a question.
    Can u tell me where i can buy an Anvil?
    And other stuff like Smith Hammer,etc.
    Thank u for the video and the Gladius.
    Regards.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад +6

      ***** An anvil can be hard to find, I suggest that you start with something like a piece of rail track or even an old sledge hammer head and you will find an anvil later.
      About hammers: you can get some basic ones at hardware store, with time, you will learn to make hammers that you will need.
      About other tools like tongs you find plenty of tutorials on youtube so I suggest to try some out and you will see what works for you.
      Thanks for watching

    • @Dreamer19
      @Dreamer19 9 лет назад +2

      franci selišek Thank u so much!
      By the way, could u make a Roman Lorica Segmentata?
      Regards

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад +2

      If I get some requests surely I will

    • @Dreamer19
      @Dreamer19 9 лет назад +3

      franci selišek Ok! Thank u for your time.
      I've never seen the "making" of a Lorica Segmentata and i would love to see it.
      Subscribed!
      Regards.

    • @THENEOSERAPHIM
      @THENEOSERAPHIM 9 лет назад +5

      ***** If you are serious about starting look around your area for anvils. I make small knifes and use as Franci Selisek has mentioned a piece of railroad track. Start small though. Also be wary of anything that is cast iron. They are junk in my opinion and will break. There are several websites you can visit to start looking at hobby forging, but I highly recommend starting small. Nothing is more disappointing than going for a sword and being disappointed and giving up. Also good luck.

  • @burntburgers1946
    @burntburgers1946 9 лет назад +2

    Wow I'm ready to order one right now how much.

  • @burntburgers1946
    @burntburgers1946 9 лет назад

    I'll keep an eye on your channel for updates what amazing talent you have I look forward to purchasing one of these

  • @stenk000
    @stenk000 9 лет назад

    Are you some kind of master craftsman? Cus this and the muskets are really good

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      stenk000 Glad you like it and no, I'm not a master craftsman i'm learning with every project.

  • @rodrigobuceador
    @rodrigobuceador 10 лет назад

    uno de los mejores videos que he visto. muy artesanal muy romantico un video inspirador y motivador gracias!!!

  • @cvbpo
    @cvbpo 9 лет назад

    Nice work buddy

  • @Porsche924S
    @Porsche924S 9 лет назад

    good job it looks spectacular

  • @nonjabusiness4360
    @nonjabusiness4360 9 лет назад

    Quick question, why do you tap your hammer on the anvil once in a while, once hammering the metal? To get the impurities off of the hammer? Also, great video, you have wonderful hands.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад +1

      Nonja Buisniss Thank you, I tap the hammer in order to correct my grip or move the piece, but still keeping the rythm of hammering.

    • @nonjabusiness4360
      @nonjabusiness4360 9 лет назад

      franci selišek Oh, ok. Thank you for commenting back. Keep up the great work!

  • @kravenmoorehead3824
    @kravenmoorehead3824 9 лет назад

    I really love that you did this with only semi-modern and ancient technology. Watching this happen was an absolute pleasure. Thank you. If you Make these for sale I'd love to support the cause. Either waay thanks for the vid. out of curiosity how long does one of these take to make from Materials in the furnace to decapitating Gallic limbs?

    • @manuls23
      @manuls23 9 лет назад

      It takes more than a week thats for sure

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      john Smith This particular one took about a week and a half from start to finish with a semi-modern technology.

    • @kravenmoorehead3824
      @kravenmoorehead3824 9 лет назад

      franci selišek bravo!

  • @nathanexplosion743
    @nathanexplosion743 9 лет назад

    awesome stuff

  • @Arkhuman11
    @Arkhuman11 9 лет назад

    What material and substance are you using at 12:53 and for the polishing part?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      At the fine sanding part I'm using waterproof sandpaper and wd-40, for final polishing I use buffing wheel and polishing paste.

  • @Lo-tf6qt
    @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад

    does anybody else have that warm fuzzy feeling to play Rome 2?

  • @xaviercharlesbravo6424
    @xaviercharlesbravo6424 9 лет назад

    Great job! By the way: Is It really that easy to cut off an arm with that sword? Thanks.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      Xavier Charles Bravo I haven't been cutting arms off someone so I can't give you an exact answer, but the tests that have been done with substitutes have shown that as long as you can strike hard enough to cut bone there is no problem. The mat I've done the testing with had no ''bone'' in it so it was pretty easy to cut.
      Thanks for watching!

    • @xaviercharlesbravo6424
      @xaviercharlesbravo6424 9 лет назад

      franci selišek Thanks!

  • @tiarnanmacdonough455
    @tiarnanmacdonough455 8 лет назад

    What's the stuff you put on the blade around 12:50? Is it a type of polish or what? And subbed aswell

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      That is wd-40, it makes sanding easier, but you can also use water or something similar.

    • @tiarnanmacdonough455
      @tiarnanmacdonough455 8 лет назад

      +Rovtar forge Thanks! So when the blade is done is there any need to polish it with something or do you just leave it sanded?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      you can leave as is at every point in the process, it just depends on what you want.

  • @jpavlvs
    @jpavlvs 9 лет назад

    Paul Macdonald of MacDonald Armouries in Edinburgh made my sword, but I hilted it. I used bone for the grip using mostly a rasp to shape it. I used walnut for the pommel and guard. I turned the pommel on a small wood lathe. I hand carved the guard for the brass inlay. Good video though.

  • @javanbybee4822
    @javanbybee4822 4 года назад

    Thank you for forge welding a tang on

  • @edmoe122
    @edmoe122 9 лет назад

    Nice work my friend , keep up the great videos .

  • @FrostyCoopist
    @FrostyCoopist 9 лет назад

    Hey, I was wondering what the dimensions of the sword were? (I mean like every last detail too)

  • @JohnnyBong69
    @JohnnyBong69 9 лет назад

    what for a steel is it and how hot must be the coal i would make my own ?

  • @xj770HUN
    @xj770HUN 9 лет назад

    Please help! When you tempering the blade, you let the middle cool down by air but the edges cooled down fast for stronger iron? i mean in this case hard to broke and it will be still sharp? I saw it well? i heared this method but never know how it made so you did it for this? Thanks any answer! :D

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      xj770HUN Yes indeed I'm doing this but this is also because with this metod I lower the temperature at the edges so they don't overheat.
      Thanks for watching!

    • @xj770HUN
      @xj770HUN 9 лет назад

      franci selišek I thanks the fast answer! :D

  • @scarecrow2097
    @scarecrow2097 8 лет назад

    Can you make a Xiphos too?

  • @СаняПоляков-х7ы
    @СаняПоляков-х7ы 8 лет назад

    well done!

  • @SuperSharot
    @SuperSharot 10 лет назад

    i have a question. since there are some experts in this comment section. i want to make a presentation about swords and their history but im still new to all this. i m curious to know how the first swords were made including the type of furnace, polishing, quenching and any enhancements like these kind of salt or wax or whatever it is that some people put on the grinder or on the blade. tempering etc just all. is there maybe a site where i can find that out easily from the first forging technics to the modern way with everything included.
    cool video btw:)
    kind regards

    • @eiseklompstra
      @eiseklompstra 9 лет назад

      wikipedia

    • @TKDLION
      @TKDLION 9 лет назад

      It depends on what you mean. The first swords were cast from bronze. Iron swords were forged. Steel swords are a lot more complicated and methods varied quite a bit.

    • @SuperSharot
      @SuperSharot 9 лет назад

      TKDLION Yeah. i mean like "The evolution of swords" Like tools we used as humans back then and how our tools look now. etc.

    • @Gloin79
      @Gloin79 9 лет назад

      SuperSharot That's a very big topic ;) you better narrow it down, culture, time period, type of swords... then you'll also have better idea where to look for information

  • @sarasotaslim4090
    @sarasotaslim4090 9 лет назад

    wow, very nice.

  • @thatboy2025
    @thatboy2025 7 лет назад

    that is badass lol do u sell the swords u make just curious i wish i had the skill and tools to do that😂

  • @manofwealthandtaste136
    @manofwealthandtaste136 8 лет назад

    What was the white powder you put on while doing the blade and tang weld?

  • @IvanZehirov
    @IvanZehirov 9 лет назад +2

    Fantastic skills my friend :) but in my opinion your Gladius is too thin.Everything else is GREAT .Great job

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад +2

      I agree with you, I made the sword a bit thinner than I wanted it to be because I didn' t have enough material. That is also why I forge welded the tang to the blade.

  • @loneoaksurvival
    @loneoaksurvival 10 лет назад

    Very nice

  • @daveintheshed4870
    @daveintheshed4870 9 лет назад

    Awesome video!, have to agree with others and would prefer to hear you strike that metal like i was in the room watching rather than the music.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      ***** Thanks a lot, striking the metal can be clearly heard in the next videos.

  • @sobekhotep00
    @sobekhotep00 9 лет назад

    What do you use to get the line down the center of the blade?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      SobekhotepThutmose I used 2mm thick hardened steel pin

  • @mrpoool1015
    @mrpoool1015 7 лет назад +1

    Dat moment when the music kicks at 7:23

  • @trevorturner7236
    @trevorturner7236 9 лет назад

    nice job!

  • @thedukeofantioch
    @thedukeofantioch 9 лет назад

    where do i get one from

  • @srenbong2291
    @srenbong2291 9 лет назад

    Sweet sword dude.. Just a couple of things you shouldn't use a blowtorch to fit the handle it'll ruin the tempering of the blade at the hilt thus making it soft and the sword will bend and you will have to sharpen it more often and use wetstones and hand polish instead of machines it takes a little bit longer but trust me its well worth the extra effort..

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      Søren Bong Thank you for your comment, but heating the tang will not ruin the tempering or affect the performance of the sword in any way as I was only heating the part that is inside the handle. Also, a bit softer temper at the hilt portion of the sword is desirable as it makes it tougher where you don't need it to be sharp. The point about hand polishing: I do own waterstones and I hand polish blades but it takes a lot longer and some people don't want to pay for extra effort so it doesn't pay off in this case.

  • @Albukhshi
    @Albukhshi 8 лет назад +1

    As I watched this, I can't help but recollect Tibullus, who wrote this:
    Quis fuit, horrendos primus qui protulit enses?/ Quam ferus et vere ferreus ille fuit!
    "Who was it, who first forged the terrible blade? Wild and truly iron (in spirit) he was!"

  • @ME16510
    @ME16510 8 лет назад +5

    I noticed you wearing gloves while using the grinder which isn't typically recommended. It's a lot better to get your skin nicked than have your whole hand dragged into the machine because a glove got caught in the rotation.

    • @rollinggoronable
      @rollinggoronable 8 лет назад

      Mark Emhoff ehh as long as they're a good fit with nothing hanging off of it should be

    • @rollinggoronable
      @rollinggoronable 8 лет назад

      good

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад +2

      You are right, but grinders of any sort are not as dangerous as for example bandsaws or circular saws because those have teeth.

    • @MrHarleythedevil
      @MrHarleythedevil 7 лет назад

      I have used grinders while wearing gloves, all day, every day, for decades, and never had the slightest problem.

    • @jackhathman9057
      @jackhathman9057 5 лет назад

      Usually the grinder just grinds off part of the glove, never had it catch in 20 or so years. Did grind right through a few knuckles and into my skin though...

  • @sergehusson7000
    @sergehusson7000 9 лет назад +1

    nostalgie ,la forge la crèation,a l,etat pur

  • @edanthony4131
    @edanthony4131 5 лет назад

    Do ya think maybe ya could make that thing a little thinner? I don't think I'll sub at this time...

  • @AmmonBowman
    @AmmonBowman 9 лет назад

    amazing!

  • @Anonymous87916
    @Anonymous87916 8 лет назад

    how did you attach the pommel?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      +Anonymous87916 I made a threaded nut on the end of the handle, I know it isn't historical, but I found it easier to do it this way.

    • @Anonymous87916
      @Anonymous87916 8 лет назад

      Rovtar forge can you point me to a 'how to' on that?

  • @tombird337
    @tombird337 8 лет назад

    Why have the tang separate why not just draw it out ? Now you have a weak point where the hilt meets the blade

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      I didn't have enough material, and also the transition is inside the handle

  • @ukpikcapik143
    @ukpikcapik143 8 лет назад

    Bravo!

  • @Centurion101B3C
    @Centurion101B3C 10 лет назад

    This result may look like a Gladius Pompeï, but it isn't by a far stretch and would show up at first handling of it by any trained swordsman or Legionnaire.

  • @dwightehowell6062
    @dwightehowell6062 10 лет назад

    Cosmetically this looks good. The small mistake is the Roman's created a recess in the um "guard" into which a sheet of brass was set and against which the back of the blade could rest. Why they did it that way isn't really clear to me other than this may have helped prevent the block from splitting or being damaged in use and this was about the cheapest way they could think of to get that result. Many reproductions including the three I own simply put a sheet of metal between the blade and the wooden block/guard which would seem to be a better idea because it gives better protection to the wooden guard but that isn't what the actual ancient Roman weapons of this blade type show.
    Having said all this there is also some evidence that if you had shown up with your blade at the correct time period you might have been allowed to go ahead and use it especially in you were in one of the numerous auxiliary units.

  • @brianhchan
    @brianhchan 9 лет назад +1

    I think video would get more views and likes if instead of just music. Have the blacksmith talk about what he is doing and why because I only really watch a few seconds and kept on skipping part to see if their is any dialog because if I wanted to read I would read an article instead of watch a video.

  • @jeremymartinez2646
    @jeremymartinez2646 9 лет назад

    do you sell them

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      jeremy martinez I don't sell them yet but I intend to in the future.

  • @True_Necroholic
    @True_Necroholic 9 лет назад +1

    I wish I could do stuff like this

    • @DiesInEveryFilm
      @DiesInEveryFilm 8 лет назад

      Just do it sir. I started my channel after watching others doing it and wanting to try my own hand at it

    • @True_Necroholic
      @True_Necroholic 8 лет назад

      I live in an apartment. Not possible

    • @DiesInEveryFilm
      @DiesInEveryFilm 8 лет назад

      HammerDimension I do feel you there. I started in my 2nd floor flat but now I have a house and workshop. Check out my channel and see how I've gone on.

  • @davidlargen6945
    @davidlargen6945 Год назад

    Interesting with very little sound.

  • @alecbowman4127
    @alecbowman4127 8 лет назад

    excellent

  • @NKG416
    @NKG416 8 лет назад +1

    subsribed,now i know how to make that extension bar to billet without electric welding

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      +Try to survive yes, that is one way of making it, a better way is to forge it from the same piece

    • @FrancisBeanBlades
      @FrancisBeanBlades 8 лет назад

      +Rovtar forge Why didn't you? I usually use a guillotine tool to neck my bar and just draw the tang. I find it easier and faster than welding it on like this. Given good alloys and a solid weld, it doesn't make a huge difference either way, but I'm curious. You just find it faster this way? A case of using the techniques most familiar?

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  8 лет назад

      +Michael Wilson I do it from the same piece now, but back then I only had a short piece of leaf spring and I had to work with what I had.

    • @FrancisBeanBlades
      @FrancisBeanBlades 8 лет назад

      +Rovtar forge Yeah, I've been there. Come to think of it, I've got a gladius in the shop right now where the tang is a bit too short, I'll probably grind it up into the blade a bit and shorten the blade. Still, nice hammer work.

  • @bloodgout
    @bloodgout 9 лет назад

    The blade is way too thin for a gladius and the Pompeii types had a diamond or lenticular cross section. Otherwise good job. Keep making more things. You've got skills and talent and every time you make something, you'll get better. You'll probably even improve your skill from the beginning to the end of a project. Salute!

    • @paolosonzogni8651
      @paolosonzogni8651 8 лет назад

      how much a gladius have To be thick?

    • @bloodgout
      @bloodgout 8 лет назад

      paolo sonzogni You mean in cross section?

    • @paolosonzogni8651
      @paolosonzogni8651 8 лет назад

      bloodgout​ yes

    • @bloodgout
      @bloodgout 8 лет назад

      6.35mm to 7.9375mm is a good thickness through the middle, tapering to the edges and the point.
      Hope that helps

    • @paolosonzogni8651
      @paolosonzogni8651 8 лет назад

      +bloodgout tank You Very much

  • @abdulbasitdalvi3963
    @abdulbasitdalvi3963 7 лет назад

    the audio coming in @ 7:23 lol almost liked the silent film part :P

  • @matejskovran5220
    @matejskovran5220 8 лет назад +2

    who was fucking scared at 7:24?

  • @KAESowicz
    @KAESowicz 9 лет назад

    Looks great but it is a bit too thin and a guard made from wood wouldn't work

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 9 лет назад +1

      +KAESowicz Most of gladii were made with a wooden guard.

    • @KAESowicz
      @KAESowicz 9 лет назад

      chongtak, thanks, I didn't know about this

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 9 лет назад +1

      +KAESowicz the guards often had a flat side covered with a thin layer of bronze to protect the wood.

    • @shrekas2966
      @shrekas2966 8 лет назад

      its just for hands to not slide on a blade while thrusting. gladius didnt have a guard

  • @kwinto30
    @kwinto30 9 лет назад

    super

  • @chuckcrunch1
    @chuckcrunch1 9 лет назад

    i thought a Gladius was cast bronze

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад +4

      chuckcrunch1 The swords used before gladius were bronze, but as far as I know most Gladiuses were made of steel

    • @MrPanos2000
      @MrPanos2000 9 лет назад

      no sword/knife/tool from 3000 bc to modern day is simply cast. also these swords were made from iron and steel, iron being the dominant metal of antiquity and early steel appearing in the migration period. bronze swords weren't made, in Greece and middle east after the 9th century bc

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      you are right, no weapons/tools from ferrous metals were cast, only bronze and copper alloys were cast.

    • @jackmartin6907
      @jackmartin6907 9 лет назад

      Naw they used steel

  • @allantrvsn
    @allantrvsn 9 лет назад +1

    fucking awesome

  • @neilyakuza6595
    @neilyakuza6595 8 лет назад +1

    Looks a little thin.

  • @draaekalonzo2725
    @draaekalonzo2725 9 лет назад

    You are fucking awesome man

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  9 лет назад

      draaek alonzo thank you

    • @draaekalonzo2725
      @draaekalonzo2725 9 лет назад

      franci selišek i have always wondered how they made the steeo so shiney (finished product with is the sword) to when you was still in the hammering part

    • @draaekalonzo2725
      @draaekalonzo2725 9 лет назад

      franci selišek btw did you only use one steel to make the blade and melt it till its flat?

  • @GuyFawkess
    @GuyFawkess 9 лет назад +2

    My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius

    • @Lo-tf6qt
      @Lo-tf6qt 9 лет назад +1

      +Guy Fawkess commander of the armies in the north

    • @GuyFawkess
      @GuyFawkess 9 лет назад +1

      Loyal servent to the true emperor,Marcus Aurelius

    • @nowthisis2stupid
      @nowthisis2stupid 9 лет назад +1

      +Sapientia Father to a murdered son...

    • @rickymarsden6061
      @rickymarsden6061 8 лет назад +1

      husband to a murdered wife

    • @DiesInEveryFilm
      @DiesInEveryFilm 8 лет назад +1

      And I will have my vengeance in this life or the next

  • @SirPetterTheFirst
    @SirPetterTheFirst 9 лет назад

    the gladius where thicker. This looks way too tin to be good against armoured opponents

    • @scarecrow2097
      @scarecrow2097 8 лет назад

      Its too thin but yet the Gladius or any kind of sword apart from Falcata/Kopis was meant to be against armor, its for thrusting and slashing places without armor. You always try to avoid hitting the armor or even the shield of your enemy in a fight even with a medieval sword.

    • @shrekas2966
      @shrekas2966 8 лет назад

      well, gladius wasnt used against armoured opponents. europeans were mostly light armored compared to other regions.

    • @SirPetterTheFirst
      @SirPetterTheFirst 8 лет назад

      The romans were not well armoured until they went in Spain and saw chainmail. The roman also had to fight cartage who has armoured infantry. Romans fought against armoured opponent so they needed a heavy sword, not a rapier

    • @TheOnlyGhxst
      @TheOnlyGhxst 8 лет назад

      Gladius were not meant for slashing primarily, but for thrusting. As long as the tip is sharp enough it can penetrate strong armour.

    • @shrekas2966
      @shrekas2966 8 лет назад

      Dante Look at the different shapes of gladius. some of them dont even have accute tip. gladius with leaf shape have extremly good cutting power because of wide point of percusion.
      do you have any soirces where gladius penetrates strong armour? i dont even think it could penetrate thick gambeson let alone mail.

  • @MakoRuu
    @MakoRuu 9 лет назад

    It's more of a spatha, really.

    • @scarecrow2097
      @scarecrow2097 8 лет назад

      Dude I keep seen you in videos calling Gladi ,Spattas . A Spatta is 85cm long ancient roman cavalry sword, the thing you see in the video is a Pompeii type Gladius . If it was a Hispaniensis or even a Mainz/Fulham then I would understand the confusion but that is so puny that it cant be mistaken with a Spatta stop commenting misinformation everywhere.

    • @scarecrow2097
      @scarecrow2097 8 лет назад

      *troll spotted, automatic shut up activated for salvation of precious time*

  • @damianswatch2214
    @damianswatch2214 9 лет назад

    this video needs a noise complaint

  • @Centurion101B3C
    @Centurion101B3C 10 лет назад +5

    Hardly a historical depiction of shaping a true Gladius Pompeï.
    Done this way, the resulting Gladius would be un-balanced and brittle or weak. in order to avoid this, the Romans had adopted the Celtic way of creating their swords (BOTH the G. Hispanus, as wellas the G.Pompeï) of forging them from 5 staves; The middle being soft, but flexible as the centre or core, two immediately aside of the core were of intermediate hardness , but stronger than the core. Then the outermost were the hardest and most rigid, giving the Gladius its sharp and tough point and edges. Result was a weapon with sublime balance and handling and by shaping its blade in the leaf shape, it would provide its own momentum in both thrust and lopping action.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  10 лет назад +8

      Thanks for your comment, I respect it, but:
      1. I have tested this blade extensively and it isnt brittle or weak, due to the modern spring steel it's made from.
      2. The romans have adopted the way of making it that you mentioned due to the inferior steel (by late medieval standards) they were using. In roman times they produced steel from iron ore by the means of the so called >bloomery furnace

    • @Centurion101B3C
      @Centurion101B3C 10 лет назад

      franci selišek Thank you and I respect your craftsmanship. I did not intend to cast any doubts or aspersions on that.
      With your explanation, I more understand what you aim to achieve.
      However, part of re-creating a historical blade, the unique texture indicative of hammer-weld blending of the staves (sometimes called 'the Salamanca') is essential. Undoubtedly, the Gladius Pompeï would originally have been made this way and the (very few) original specimens that I have seen, all display these unique visual and textual features.
      As to the shape of the blade, I entirely agree.
      Personally, I prefer the 'Hispanensis' leaf shape, as derived from the original Celtic form and so crucial to Roman Legionnaire tactics.
      On a more sober note; I wish that I would have (or could afford) a 'smithy' to tinker with these historical production methods.
      I salute you in your efforts, and thank you for your work.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  10 лет назад +1

      Corvus Rabiatus Thank you, and keep following the channel as I intend to try making a roman bloomery furnace in the future and make a reconstuction of a roman sword or dagger by original standards.

    • @Centurion101B3C
      @Centurion101B3C 10 лет назад

      franci selišek I will be looking forward to that. Keep up the good work!

    • @dwightehowell6062
      @dwightehowell6062 10 лет назад

      I've done some reading on this topic and this style of sword made during the time period it was used was most likely made by a slave in a large workshop mass producing the the things of something which tests out to be a mix of iron and steel and poorly tempered. Some of them actually had a ridge down the middle near the point to prevent bending. They were still combat effective which I suppose is all that matters in the end.

  • @theallseeingmaster
    @theallseeingmaster 7 лет назад

    The total lack of sound made me leave after two minutes. Many of us who are interested want to hear a narration and the hammer blows.

    • @rovtarforge4004
      @rovtarforge4004  7 лет назад

      theallseeingmaster I'm sorry but the sound was removed due to author rights. In later videos i left in the original sound

  • @Wodenthrall
    @Wodenthrall 8 лет назад

    wtf